assassination of Spencer Perceval
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The assassination of Spencer Perceval was the 1812 shooting of the British Prime Minister in the House of Commons, the only successful assassination of a UK prime minister in history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| assassination of Spencer Perceval canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: assassination of Spencer Perceval Context triple: [John Bellingham, notableFor, assassination of Spencer Perceval]
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A.
assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz
The assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz was the 1922 killing of Poland’s first democratically elected president, an event that shocked the young Second Polish Republic and exposed deep political and social divisions.
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B.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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C.
murder of Jean-Paul Marat
The murder of Jean-Paul Marat was the 1793 assassination of the radical French revolutionary leader by Charlotte Corday during the French Revolution, famously immortalized in Jacques-Louis David’s painting "The Death of Marat."
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D.
Rye House Plot
The Rye House Plot was a 1683 conspiracy by a group of Whig opponents to assassinate King Charles II and his brother James, Duke of York, in order to prevent a Catholic succession to the English throne.
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E.
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln was the 1865 killing of the 16th U.S. president by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., an event that shocked the nation and profoundly shaped the aftermath of the Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: assassination of Spencer Perceval Target entity description: The assassination of Spencer Perceval was the 1812 shooting of the British Prime Minister in the House of Commons, the only successful assassination of a UK prime minister in history.
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A.
assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz
The assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz was the 1922 killing of Poland’s first democratically elected president, an event that shocked the young Second Polish Republic and exposed deep political and social divisions.
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B.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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C.
murder of Jean-Paul Marat
The murder of Jean-Paul Marat was the 1793 assassination of the radical French revolutionary leader by Charlotte Corday during the French Revolution, famously immortalized in Jacques-Louis David’s painting "The Death of Marat."
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D.
Rye House Plot
The Rye House Plot was a 1683 conspiracy by a group of Whig opponents to assassinate King Charles II and his brother James, Duke of York, in order to prevent a Catholic succession to the English throne.
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E.
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln was the 1865 killing of the 16th U.S. president by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., an event that shocked the nation and profoundly shaped the aftermath of the Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British merchant
ⓘ
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ assassin ⓘ assassination ⓘ murder ⓘ political assassination ⓘ |
| category |
1812 crimes in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
assassinations in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| convictedOf | murder of Spencer Perceval ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1812-05-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfExecution | 1812-05-18 ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
contemporary newspaper illustrations
ⓘ
historical paintings ⓘ |
| followedBy | formation of a new British government ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalPlacement |
19th century
ⓘ
Georgian era ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
increased security in the Houses of Parliament
ⓘ
political instability in the British government ⓘ public shock and mourning in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasImmediateAftermath | arrest of John Bellingham ⓘ |
| hasLegalOutcome | execution of John Bellingham ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
monument in Lincoln’s Inn Fields
ⓘ
plaque in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| hasMotiveAttributedToPerpetrator | personal grievance over imprisonment in Russia ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator | John Bellingham ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext |
British economic difficulties in early 1810s
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ trade disputes with Russia ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Spencer Perceval ⓘ |
| location |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Commons
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| method | shooting ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the British Parliament
ⓘ
history of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| penalty | death ⓘ |
| placeOfExecution | Newgate Prison ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
|
| precededBy | premiership of Spencer Perceval ⓘ |
| significance | only successful assassination of a UK prime minister ⓘ |
| targetedOfficeHolder | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring |
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
reign of George III ⓘ |
| wasArrestedFor | assassination of Spencer Perceval ⓘ |
| wasTriedFor | assassination of Spencer Perceval ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | pistol ⓘ |
| year | 1812 ⓘ |
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Subject: assassination of Spencer Perceval Description of subject: The assassination of Spencer Perceval was the 1812 shooting of the British Prime Minister in the House of Commons, the only successful assassination of a UK prime minister in history.
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