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François Ravaillac
1610May, 27

François Ravaillac

François Ravaillac, French assassin of Henry IV of France (b. 1578)
François Ravaillac (French: [fʁɑ̃swa ʁavajak]; 1578 – 27 May 1610) was a French Catholic zealot who assassinated King Henry IV of France in 1610.

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