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Violence Events

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Case Violence Type Date City Victim(s) Perpetrator(s) Fatal
9 carrying weapons without a license, violating sentence of banishment, armed robbery, abduction 1600-01-01 Venice serving girl Giambattista Malpiero No
254 homicide 1599-12-09 Iseppe Fontanella Yes
256 homicide 1599-10-20 servant of Carpi di Bagassi - Yes
253 homicide 1599-10-13 - Yes
255 homicide 1599-07-09 Francesco servant of Aurelio Bellencini Orsi - Yes
258 homicide 1599-07-05 gentleman of Count Bonarelli Valerio - No
257 homicide 1599-05-29 Unnamed - Yes
252 homicide 1597-03-21 San Martino villanni Yes
251 homicide 1597-02-15 Modena Alessandro Baschiera No
249 homicide 1596-11-09 Vespasian Faloppia Yes
248 homicide 1596-03-10 Bologna Albanese Captain - Yes
250 homicide 1596-01-30 Modena Monzuolo - No
247 homicide 1595-06-18 Modena Salvatico Girolamo Vecchio No
245 homicide 1595-03-16 Modena Giacomo Corte Yes
241 homicide 1581-04-23 Modena Paolo Fogliani Yes
240 homicide 1580-04-21 Antonio Forni No
239 homicide 1579-01-24 - No
238 homicide 1578-01-18 Cesare Borsaro No
235 homicide 1577-08-14 Camillo Valentini No
237 homicide 1577-02-20 Fontanella No
233 homicide 1576-12-31 servant of Bentivoglio No
234 homicide 1576-10-03 Pazzani Giovanni Lodovico chiepellini No
232 homicide 1575-04-24 Scipione Molza No
231 homicide 1573-04-07 Alberto Pazzani No
230 homicide 1572-11-26 unknown Alberto Montecatini No
228 homicide 1571-03-21 Montecuccolo Cornelio Molza No
229 homicide 1571-01-24 unknown Aurelio Pazzani No
227 homicide 1570-10-21 Hercole Grillenzoni No
226 homicide 1568-06-23 Annibale Rangone No
225 homicide 1558-02-07 unknown Cesare Bellencini No
224 homicide 1553-08-30 Unknown No
223 homicide 1553-07-03 Unknown No
221 homicide 1552-11-11 Modena Zan Batista Galazino No
220 homicide 1552-11-04 Unknown No
219 homicide 1552-06-03 Carolo Piatese No
218 homicide 1552-05-06 - No
215 homicide 1551-10-15 Unknown No
216 homicide 1551-10-15 Zan Martin Lixgnan No
217 homicide 1551-06-11 Uguzon Castelvetro No
213 homicide 1550-06-03 - No
214 homicide 1550-03-27 Unknown No
208 homicide 1549-12-26 Zan Batista Rubego No
210 homicide 1549-03-18 Unknown No
209 homicide 1549-03-07 pozo di Galuzi Unknown No
212 homicide 1549-03-06 Unknown No
211 homicide 1549-02-28 No
206 homicide 1548-11-27 Unknown No
207 homicide 1548-08-20 Picigeton Unknown No
205 homicide 1548-04-19 Unknown No
193 homicide 1547-11-26 Barbon No