aug 1, 1572 - St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

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Assassinations instigated by Queen Catherine de' Medici, and Catholic mob violence against the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion, specifically a few days after the wedding of the king's sister Margaret to the Protestant Henry III of Navarre. Man important Hugeonauts were killed , making it an important turning pont in the war.

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