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On This Day - What happened 24 August 1572 AD

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  • Paris
    Thursday Aug 24, 1572

    Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre

    Paris
    Thursday Aug 24, 1572

    The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of Protestants by Roman Catholics started in Paris and spread to the French provinces.



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  • St. Bartholomew's
    Thursday Aug 24, 1572

    Charles de Téligny's death

    St. Bartholomew's
    Thursday Aug 24, 1572

    One of the first murdered during St. Bartholomew's day massacre, Charles de Téligny, died at the age of 37.



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