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Madeleine Bombing
The Madeleine bombing was a bomb attack carried out on 15 March 1894 by the anarchist militant Désiré Pauwels at the La Madeleine, Paris, Madeleine church, facing the National Assembly (France), French National Assembly in Paris. The attack occurred during the latter half of the Era of Attacks (1892–1894) and aimed to strike a symbol of the Catholic Church and one of the principal churches of the Parisian bourgeoisie. Pauwels arrived at the church but detonated his bomb prematurely at the entrance before he could position it. He died shortly afterward from a gunshot wound to the head, possibly self-inflicted as he would have attempted suicide to avoid capture by police. No other casualties or injuries were reported, though the church sustained damage and required restoration. This bombing, along with other attacks during the Era of Attacks, marked an early shift in terrorist strategy: instead of targeting specific individuals, it focused on symbolic locations—in this case, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Désiré Pauwels
Désiré Joseph Pauwels (1864–1894) was a Belgian anarchist active with France's propaganda by deed anarchists. Early life Désiré Joseph Pauwels was born January 29, 1864, in Courcelles, Belgium. His father died soon after his birth. Pauwels was deaf and had eye disease as a child. He left Courcelles as an early teenager and returned in 1884, when he was drafted at random for military service. He left the country to evade his draft. Pauwels was known by different names: Jean, Amédée, and Philibert Désiré Joseph. Little is known of his biography. Career Pauwels lived in Saint-Denis, Paris, from 1883 to early 1891 and worked at the Combes and Oriol tannery. He joined Les Egaux de Montmartre, a small anarchist club with dedicated propagandists of the deed, where he was known by the nickname "Nez-Pointu" (pointy nose). There he met Chaumentin, Bastard, Béala, and Ravachol. But Pauwels broke with the group after an argument and the group dissolved in 1886. He als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Café Terminus Attack
On 12 February 1894, Émile Henry (anarchist), Émile Henry carried out an anarchist attack at the Café Terminus. Initially planning to assassinate Sadi Carnot (statesman), Sadi Carnot, the president of the republic, who had just refused to pardon Auguste Vaillant, he decided against the attack upon noticing the large number of Police officer, police officers stationed around the Élysée Palace. Instead, he redirected his efforts to the Café Terminus, where he detonated his bomb, killing one person and injuring 17 others. Émile Henry was arrested at the end of this episode, Capital punishment, sentenced to death, and Guillotine, guillotined three months later. The attack was part of the 1892-1894 period called the Era of Attacks. This was one of the first attacks targeting indiscriminate civilians rather than specific individuals. Some scholars consider it a pivotal event in the emergence of History of terrorism, modern terrorism. This bombing, along with other attacks during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894 In France
Events from the year 1894 in France. Incumbents *President: Marie François Sadi Carnot (until 26 June), Jean Casimir-Perier (starting 26 June) *President of the Council of Ministers: Jean Casimir-Perier (until 30 May), Charles Dupuy (starting 30 May) Events * 4 January – Franco-Russian Alliance: A military alliance is established between France and the Russian Empire, pledged to remain so as long as the Triple Alliance (1882) exists. * 15 February (04:51 GMT) – French anarchist Martial Bourdin attempts to destroy the Royal Observatory, London, England with a bomb. * 22 June – Dahomey becomes a French colony. * 23 June – International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. * 24 June – Assassination of Marie François Sadi Carnot, President of France. * 15 August – Sante Geronimo Caserio is executed for the assassination of Marie François Sadi Carnot. * 15 October – Alfred Dreyfus is arrested for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassination Of Sadi Carnot
On 24 June 1894, in Lyon, France, French President Sadi Carnot was assassinated by Italian anarchist Sante Geronimo Caserio. Acting in retaliation for the execution of Ravachol and the subsequent ratification of the anti-anarchist '' lois scélérates'' ("villainous laws"), Caserio stabbed Carnot in his open carriage outside the Palais du Commerce at 9:15 p.m. Carnot died at 12:45 a.m. the next morning, and Caserio was executed on 6 August 1894. More ''lois scélérates'' were passed in response to the assassination. Background In the 1890s, there was a large amount of anarchist violence in France. On 11 July 1892, anarchist Ravachol, who had committed a series of bombing attacks in Paris, was executed. On 9 December 1893, the French National Assembly in the Palais de Bourbon was the subject of a terrorist bombing by anarchist Auguste Vaillant, causing minor injuries among the representatives. The French government decided to retaliate against anarchist violence after yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Bombing
The National Assembly bombing was a bomb attack carried out on 9 December 1893 in Paris by the Anarchism, anarchist militant Auguste Vaillant. Acting in reaction to other events of the ''Ère des attentats'', literally, "Era of Attacks", (1892–1894), such as the execution of Ravachol, the militant carefully prepared a bomb and managed to enter the galleries of the National Assembly (France), French National Assembly. He then threw it towards the deputies but was hindered by the arm of another spectator, which caused his attempt to fail. The bomb exploded, killing no one but slightly injuring several people – including Vaillant himself. The session at the National Assembly continued without interruption after the attack, while Vaillant was arrested later that day. Although the attack was a failure, it illustrated the opposition of anarchists to the French Republic and triggered two kinds of developments. On the one hand, the political authorities used it to push for the rapid a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobau Bombing
The Lobau bombing was a bomb attack in Paris, France, carried out on 15 March 1892, by the anarchist militant Théodule Meunier against the Lobau barracks. Organized four days after the Saint-Germain bombing, it was one of the first attacks of the Ère des attentats (1892–1894). The explosion caused material damage in the surrounding area but killed or injured no one. Meunier managed to carry out the Véry bombing a month later before fleeing to the United Kingdom. He was subsequently extradited to France, sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor, and deported to the penal colony of Cayenne, where he died. This bombing, along with other attacks during the Ère des attentats, marked an early shift in terrorist strategy: instead of targeting specific individuals, it focused on symbolic locations—in this case, the Lobau barracks as a stand-in for a precise human target. This shift became a hallmark of modern terrorism but was poorly understood by contemporaries. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forensic Science
Forensic science combines principles of law and science to investigate criminal activity. Through crime scene investigations and laboratory analysis, forensic scientists are able to link suspects to evidence. An example is determining the time and cause of death through autopsies. This evidence can then be used for proof towards a crime. Forensic science, often confused with criminalistics, is the application of science principles and methods to support legal decision-making in matters of Criminal law, criminal and Civil law (legal system), civil law. During criminal investigation in particular, it is governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal procedure. It is a broad field utilizing numerous practices such as the analysis of Genetic analysis, DNA, fingerprints, Bloodstain pattern analysis, bloodstain patterns, firearms, ballistics, toxicology, microscopy, and fire debris analysis. Forensic scientists collect, preserve, and analyze evidence during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Véry Bombing
The Véry bombing was a bomb attack carried out on 25 April 1892 in Paris by the Individualist anarchism, anarchist militants Théodule Meunier, Jean-Pierre François (anarchist), Jean‑Pierre François and Fernand Bricout against the restaurant ''Le Véry''. The three attacked the establishment in response to the arrest of Ravachol, whom the owner of the establishment, Jean‑Marie Véry, had denounced to the police and whose arrest he had enabled. For them, it was a means to target a police informer they considered a legitimate target because of his collaboration with the authorities against the anarchists. The attack pursued the series of acts committed by Ravachol and escalated the tension of the Ère des attentats (1892–1894). Despite increased security around the establishment, Meunier and François managed to plant a bomb near the counter, killing two people, including their target, Véry. They injured at least one person. The three militants were arrested after the attac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Théodule Meunier
Théodule Meunier (August 22, 1860 in Bournezeau, France – July 25, 1907 in Cayenne, French Guiana) was a French anarchist who, along with Emile Henry and Auguste Vaillant, was responsible for a series of bombings in Paris, France during early 1892. The three specifically targeted both civilian and government buildings which included boulevard cafes, the homes of magistrates, police stations and the Chamber of Deputies. Biography A cabinet maker by trade, Meunier had joined the French anarchist movement during the early 1890s. According to Charles Malato, it was said of Meunier that he was ''"...the most remarkable type of revolutionary illuminist, an ascetic and a visionary, as passionate for the search for the ideal society as Saint-Just, and as merciless as seeking his way towards it."'' During the trial of the notorious anarchist known as Ravachol, Meunier set off a bomb at the Lobau Barracks, the site of the Communard massacres, on 15 March 1892. On 25 April, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine L'Univers Illustré
Madeleine or La Madeleine may refer to: Common meanings * Madeleine (given name), also Madeline, a feminine given name, includes a list of people and fictional characters * Madeleine (cake), a traditional sweet cake from France Christianity * Mary Magdalene, also called the Madeleine, a follower of Jesus * La Madeleine, Paris (Église de la Madeleine), a church in Paris * Église de la Madeleine (Besançon), Doube ''département'', France, a church * Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, a Roman Catholic cathedral Arts and entertainment * ''Madelein'' (1919 film), a German silent film * ''Madeleine'' (1950 film), directed by David Lean * ''Madeleine'' (2003 film), a South Korean romance * ''Madeleine'' (2023 film), a Canadian animated short film * ''Madeleine'' (opera), a 1914 one-act opera by Victor Herbert * "Madeleine" (Backstreet Boys song), a track of ''In a World Like This'' * "Madeleine", a song by Jonathan Kelly, released in 1972 * "M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20 February Bombings
The 20 February bombings, also known as the Rue Saint-Jacques and Faubourg Saint-Martin bombings were two bomb attacks carried out in Paris on 20 February 1894 by the anarchist militant Désiré Pauwels against the French police and state. Organized six days after the Café Terminus bombing, these attacks occurred during the latter phase of the Ère des attentats (1892–1894). Pauwels set up booby-trapped devices in two hotel rooms, luring police to the locations. In the first attack, at a hotel on Rue Saint-Jacques, one of the owners of the hotel, a concierge and a policeman were injured when the bomb detonated as the door was opened. The owner died of her injuries in the following days. A second device, planted in a hotel on Faubourg Saint-Martin, was discovered by a policeman who managed to open the door without the bomb detonating and called back-up. Pauwels evaded capture until his next attack, the Madeleine bombing on 15 March 1894, where he died during the incident. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Anarchistes à L'église
LES or Les may refer to: People * Les (given name) * Les (surname) * L.E.S. (producer), hip hop producer Space flight * Launch Entry Suit, worn by Space Shuttle crews * Launch escape system, for spacecraft emergencies * Lincoln Experimental Satellite series, 1960s and 1970s Biology and medicine * Lazy eye syndrome, or amblyopia, a disorder in the human optic nerve * The Liverpool epidemic strain of ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' * Lower esophageal sphincter * Lupus erythematosus systemicus Places * The Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City * Les, Catalonia, a municipality in Spain * Leş, a village in Nojorid Commune, Bihor County, Romania * ''Les'', the Hungarian name for Leșu Commune, Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania * Les, a village in Tejakula district, Buleleng regency, Bali, Indonesia * Lesotho, IOC and UNDP country code * Lès, a word featuring in many French placenames Transport * Leigh-on-Sea railway station, National Rail station code * Leyton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
