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* June 2 - [[Gordon Riots]]: [[Lord George Gordon]] assembled a crowd of about 50,000 militant Protestants at St George's Fields and led them to London. When they reached the capital, they attempted to force their way into the House of Commons, with Gordon leading the charge, holding a petition demanding the repeal of the Papists Act. A detachment of soldiers dispersed the mob, and the petition, which Gordon had handed over, was rejected by Parliament. However, another mob soon formed in Lincoln's Inn Fields, a district in London, and attacked the Sardinian Roman Catholic Embassy. Police were dispatched and thirteen of the rioters were arrested. The riots eventually dispersed after the military killed 285 rioters and captured 450, on June 9th. | * June 2 - [[Gordon Riots]]: [[Lord George Gordon]] assembled a crowd of about 50,000 militant Protestants at St George's Fields and led them to London. When they reached the capital, they attempted to force their way into the House of Commons, with Gordon leading the charge, holding a petition demanding the repeal of the Papists Act. A detachment of soldiers dispersed the mob, and the petition, which Gordon had handed over, was rejected by Parliament. However, another mob soon formed in Lincoln's Inn Fields, a district in London, and attacked the Sardinian Roman Catholic Embassy. Police were dispatched and thirteen of the rioters were arrested. The riots eventually dispersed after the military killed 285 rioters and captured 450, on June 9th. Gordon was arrested and charged with high treason. | ||
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* May 8 - [[Barnett Davenport]] | |||
=== Victim deaths === | === Victim deaths === | ||
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Events
- June 2 - Gordon Riots: Lord George Gordon assembled a crowd of about 50,000 militant Protestants at St George's Fields and led them to London. When they reached the capital, they attempted to force their way into the House of Commons, with Gordon leading the charge, holding a petition demanding the repeal of the Papists Act. A detachment of soldiers dispersed the mob, and the petition, which Gordon had handed over, was rejected by Parliament. However, another mob soon formed in Lincoln's Inn Fields, a district in London, and attacked the Sardinian Roman Catholic Embassy. Police were dispatched and thirteen of the rioters were arrested. The riots eventually dispersed after the military killed 285 rioters and captured 450, on June 9th. Gordon was arrested and charged with high treason.
Births
Villain births
Victim births
Deaths
Villain deaths
- May 8 - Barnett Davenport