Complete Life of William McKinley and Story of His Assassination: An Authentic and Official Memorial Edition, Containing Every Incident in the Career of the Immortal Statesman, Soldier, Orator and PatriotEverett, Marshall
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Complete Life of William McKinley and Story of His Assassination: An Authentic and Official Memorial Edition, Containing Every Incident in the Career of the Immortal Statesman, Soldier, Orator and Patriot
Services held in every part of the United States—The old world
joins in observing McKinley’s burial day—Five minutes of silence 425
CHAPTER XLIII.
ASSASSINATIONS OF LINCOLN AND GARFIELD.
Complete story of the manner in which our other two
martyr-presidents were shot down by assassins 431
NOTABLE ASSASSINATIONS AND ATTEMPTS OF RECENT TIMES.
George III. of England, attempt by Margaret Nicholson on August 2,
1786, and by James Hatfield on May 15, 1800.
Napoleon I. of France, attempt by use of an infernal machine on
December 24, 1800.
Czar Paul of Russia, killed by nobles of his court on March 24, 1801.
Spencer Percival, Premier of England, killed by Bellingham on May 11,
1812.
George IV. of England, attempt on January 28, 1817.
August Kotzebue of Germany, killed by Earl Sand for political motives
on March 23, 1819.
Charles duc de Berri, killed on February 13, 1820.
Andrew Jackson, President of the United States, attempt on January 30,
1835.
Louis Philippe of France, six attempts: By Fieschi, on July 28, 1835;
by Alibaud, on June 25, 1836; by Miunier, on December 27, 1836; by
Darmos, on October 16, 1840; by Lecompte, on April 14, 1846; by
Henry, on July 19, 1846.
Denis Afire, Archbishop of Paris, on June 27, 1848.
Rossi, Comte Pellegrino, Roman statesman, on November 15, 1848.
Frederick William IV. of Prussia, attempt by Sofelage on May 22, 1850.
Francis Joseph of Austria, attempt by Libenyi on February 18, 1853.
Ferdinand, Charles III., Duke of Parma, on March 27, 1854.
Isabella II. of Spain, attempts by La Riva on May 4, 1847; by Merino
on February 2, 1852; by Raymond Fuentes on May 28, 1856.
Napoleon III., attempts by Pianori on April 28, 1855; by Bellemarre on
September 8, 1855; by Orsini and others (France) on January 14,
1858.
Daniel, Prince of Montenegro, on August 13, 1860.
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, at Ford’s Theater,
Washington, by John Wilkes Booth, on the evening of April 14; died
on April 15, 1865.
Michael, Prince of Servia, on June 10, 1868.
Prim, Marshal of Spain, on December 28; died on December 30, 1870.
George Darboy, Archbishop of Paris, by communists, on May 24, 1871.
Richard, Earl of Mayo, Governor General of India, by Shere Ali, a
convict, in Andaman Islands, on February 8, 1872.
Amadeus, Duke of Aosta, when King of Spain, attempt on July 19, 1872.
Prince Bismarck, attempt by Blind on May 7, 1866; by Kullman on July
13, 1874.
Abdul Aziz, Sultan of Turkey, on June 4, 1876.
Hussein Avni and other Turkish Ministers, by Hassan, a Circassian
officer, on June 15, 1876.
William I. of Prussia and Germany, attempts by Oscar Becker on July
14, 1861; by Hodel on May 11, 1878; by Dr. Nobiling on June 2,
1878.
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