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Labor history post recalls anarchist Luigi Lucheni's 1910 death
Original: Today in Labor History October 19, 1910: Luigi Lucheni hanged himself in his prison cell. He was an Italian anarchist an
An anarchist and assassin of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Luigi Lucheni hanged himself in his prison cell on October 19, 1910. Commemorative posts note that his preserved head was displayed in formaldehyde at Vienna's Narrenturm until 2000, and that his 1898 killing of the empress marked the start of a wave of anarchist violence in Europe.
Why now: The date marks the anniversary of Lucheni's death, regularly commemorated in labor and anarchist history circles.
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- Today in Labor History October 19, 1910: Luigi Lucheni hanged himself in his prison cell. He was an Italian anarchist and the assassin of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. His head was preserved in formaldehyde displayed in Vienna's Narrenturm until 2000. The assassination began an… · MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social · 9
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