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Violence Events

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Case Violence Type Date City Victim(s) Perpetrator(s) Status
279 homicide 1630-08-13 del Bina Vendramini
280 homicide 1630-07-20 del Erro unknown
281 homicide 1630-03-09 Un Alemano Mantovani
20 homicide 1615-08-25 Vicenza unnamed servant bravo of Count Thiene Fatal
18 homicide 1615-06-30 Padua Geronimo and Horatio Uberti Jerian and Domenico Peroli Fatal
21 homicide 1615-01-02 Colugna Bernardino Benzi Domenico Zuane Peroli Fatal
278 homicide 1605-04-03 - -
277 homicide 1605-02-09 Mantovano Fabio Scotti Fatal
276 homicide 1605-01-22 Bettini di San Biaso Cristofor Malagoli Fatal
274 homicide 1604-11-21 Modena, Molza
275 homicide 1604-10-11 Forni page of Antonio Patini Fatal
272 homicide 1603-10-22 San Michele -
271 homicide 1603-08-04 Cavalier Faloppia Fatal
269 homicide 1603-07-28 his son Baldassera arcibugate Fatal
270 homicide 1603-05-15 Captain Luchesino
273 homicide 1603-01-06 Unnamed a soldier Fatal
268 homicide 1601-01-09 Niccolo -
267 homicide 1600-06-29 Modena -
259 homicide 1600-05-17 Modena Giovanni Maria brother of the servant of Vergali Giovanni Maria Vergali Fatal
265 homicide 1600-05-03 Modena in the company of Giulio Zamboni Fatal
263 homicide 1600-04-11 Sassuolo Bolognese and his companion Pompeo Fatal
262 homicide 1600-04-05 alias Bingardi Zironi
261 homicide 1600-03-20 -
266 homicide 1600-02-22 Servant of Carandini Curcio Forni
264 homicide 1600-01-11 -
260 homicide 1600-01-01 Unnamed
246 homicide 1600-01-01 Modena - Fatal
244 homicide 1600-01-01 Giulio Forni
243 homicide 1600-01-01 Flaminio Rangone
242 homicide 1600-01-01 Annibale Vecchio
236 homicide 1600-01-01 Annibale Vecchi
222 homicide 1600-01-01 Camillo Molza
34 homicide 1600-01-01 Tassoni
14 homicide 1600-01-01 Venice Vido Valeriano Cassano - Fatal
254 homicide 1599-12-09 Iseppe Fontanella Fatal
256 homicide 1599-10-20 servant of Carpi di Bagassi - Fatal
253 homicide 1599-10-13 - Fatal
255 homicide 1599-07-09 Francesco servant of Aurelio Bellencini Orsi - Fatal
258 homicide 1599-07-05 gentleman of Count Bonarelli Valerio -
257 homicide 1599-05-29 Unnamed - Fatal
252 homicide 1597-03-21 San Martino villanni Fatal
251 homicide 1597-02-15 Modena Alessandro Baschiera
249 homicide 1596-11-09 Vespasian Faloppia Fatal
248 homicide 1596-03-10 Bologna Albanese Captain - Fatal
250 homicide 1596-01-30 Modena Monzuolo -
247 homicide 1595-06-18 Modena Salvatico Girolamo Vecchio
245 homicide 1595-03-16 Modena Giacomo Corte Fatal
241 homicide 1581-04-23 Modena Paolo Fogliani Fatal
240 homicide 1580-04-21 Antonio Forni
239 homicide 1579-01-24 -