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| Picture No | 10505163 |
| Date | 28th July 1835 |
| Description | Fieschi's Machine infernale |
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Corsican criminal Giuseppe Fieschi conspired with two members of the SociÚtÚ des Droits de l'Homme, Morey and PÚpin, and created an 'infernal machine' consisting of twenty gun barrels, to be fired simultaneously. The machine exploded, killing 18 but not the intended target King Louis Philippe of France. Fieschi was convicted and guillotined in Paris on the 19th February 1836.
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| Source | Unknown |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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