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OTDH: French anarchist blows himself to pieces in Greenwich Park

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by rob, Feb 15, 2015.

  1. rob Administrator

    On this day back in 1894, a French anarchist named Martial Bourdin died after accidentally blowing himself to pieces in Greenwich Park. His chemical bomb accidentally went off before he reached his target - the Observatory - and he was taken to the Seamen's Hospital where he expired.

    The morning papers on the day after just had a line or two with the news and here below is one of the first detailed reports from the evening papers on the 16th Feb.

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    More info about the case, which inspired Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent, here
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