3 h, jul 13, 1793 y - Jean-Paul Marat's Assasination
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Marat was assassinated by Charlotte Corday, a Girondin sympathizer, while taking a medicinal bath for his debilitating skin condition. Corday was executed four days later for his assassination, on 17 July 1793.The Death of Marat immortalized Marat as a martyr and hero of the people, and rapidly became an iconic image of the French Revolution.
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3 h, jul 13, 1793 y
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