Gaetano Bresci

Deceased Person

1869 – 1901

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Who was Gaetano Bresci?

Gaetano Bresci was an Italian American anarchist who assassinated King Umberto I of Italy. Bresci was the first European regicide not to be executed, as capital punishment in Italy had been abolished since 1889.

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Born
Nov 10, 1869
Tuscany
Nationality
  • United States of America
Lived in
  • Tuscany
  • Paterson
Died
May 22, 1901
Santo Stefano Island

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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