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aug 24, 1572 - Bartholomew's Day Massacre Starts

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The night after an assassination attempt at a wedding, French soldiers went into Calvinist apartments and started killing Calvinists in Paris for the wedding. The word spread and fighting broke out between Catholics and Calvinists all over France.

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aug 24, 1572
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~ 454 years ago

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