30 events with tag "assassination"
1207 BC
ID: 4631
Tukulti-Ninurta I assassinated by his sons - beginning of Middle Assyrian decline
ID: 4631
681 BC
ID: 4640
Sennacherib assassinated by his sons in temple of Nisroch - Esarhaddon takes throne
ID: 4640
586 BC
ID: 2776
Gedaliah assassinated - Babylonian-appointed governor killed, remaining Jews flee to Egypt taking Jeremiah
ID: 2776
336 BC
ID: 285
Philip II assassinated at daughter's wedding - Alexander becomes king at 20, crushes rebellions
ID: 285
330 BC
ID: 295
Death of Darius III - murdered by his satraps, Alexander gives royal burial, claims Persian throne
ID: 295
185 BC
ID: 3682
Fall of Mauryan Empire - last king Brihadratha assassinated by general Pushyamitra Shunga
ID: 3682
143 BC
ID: 2981
Jonathan assassinated - lured to meeting by Tryphon, captured and killed, Simon takes leadership
ID: 2981
135 BC
ID: 2985
Simon assassinated at Jericho - killed with two sons by son-in-law Ptolemy at banquet, John Hyrcanus escapes
ID: 2985
44 BC
ID: 2708
March 15, 44 BC
Assassination of Julius Caesar - stabbed 23 times in Senate, 'Et tu, Brute?', falls at Pompey's statue base
ID: 2708
41
ID: 3989
Caligula assassinated - killed by Praetorian Guard after 4 years of madness and tyranny
ID: 3989
69
ID: 3998
Galba assassinated - killed in Forum after 7 months, Otho takes power
ID: 3998
96
ID: 4008
Domitian assassinated - killed in palace conspiracy, Senate damns his memory (damnatio memoriae)
ID: 4008
192
ID: 4031
Commodus strangled - wrestling partner Narcissus kills him in bath, end of Antonine dynasty
ID: 4031
217
ID: 4041
Caracalla assassinated - killed while urinating on campaign, Praetorian Prefect Macrinus takes power
ID: 4041
222
ID: 4043
Elagabalus murdered in latrine - killed with mother Julia Soaemias, bodies thrown in Tiber
ID: 4043
268
ID: 4056
Gallienus assassinated - killed by officers at siege of Milan, capable but overwhelmed
ID: 4056
575
ID: 2842
Assassination of Sigebert I - killed by Fredegund's assassins while victoriously besieging Chilperic, Brunhilda captured
ID: 2842
584
ID: 2844
Assassination of Chilperic I - murdered while hunting, killer unknown, Fredegund suspected, infant Chlothar II inherits
ID: 2844
872
ID: 3941
John VIII becomes hundred-seventh pope - first pope assassinated, pays tribute to Saracens
ID: 3941
942
ID: 3727
December 17, 942
William Longsword assassinated - killed by Arnulf of Flanders at peace meeting, leaves child heir Richard
ID: 3727
946
ID: 2562
May 26, 946
Murder of Edmund I - killed by exiled thief Leofa at feast in Pucklechurch, defending his steward
ID: 2562
1192
ID: 212
Assassins (Nizari Ismailis) murder Conrad of Montferrat - political assassination as religious tool
ID: 212
1537
ID: 5154
January 6, 1537
Alessandro de' Medici assassinated by cousin Lorenzino - called 'the Tyrant', last of main Medici line
ID: 5154
1610
ID: 3453
Assassination of Henri IV of France - Jesuits blamed (unfairly) for regicide - Creates atmosphere of apocalyptic Protestant-Catholic struggle
ID: 3453
1610
ID: 5173
Marie de' Medici becomes Regent of France after Henry IV assassinated - rules for young Louis XIII
ID: 5173
1850
ID: 885
St. Anthony Mary Claret founds Claretians - survives 15 assassination attempts
ID: 885
1914
ID: 1226
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand leads to July Crisis. Germany gives Austria-Hungary 'blank check' support, leading to World War I
ID: 1226
1951
ID: 1653
Project Artichoke replaces Bluebird, expands mind control research; studies involuntary assassinations
ID: 1653
1979
ID: 1971
November 13, 1979
November 13: Soviet Central Committee meets and issues edict for 'physical elimination' of John Paul II
ID: 1971
1986
ID: 2039
Barry Seal assassinated
ID: 2039