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Violence Events

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Case Violence Type Date City Victim(s) Perpetrator(s) Status
164 homicide 1545-04-06 — Francesco Villano —
162 homicide 1545-02-12 — Giovanni Campana —
158 homicide 1544-10-29 — Vincenzo Cervaroli —
157 homicide 1544-05-08 — Unknown —
155 homicide 1543-11-12 — priest —
156 homicide 1543-02-11 — Unknown —
149 homicide 1542-12-04 — Zuano Castelvetro —
150 homicide 1542-06-16 — Carlo Piatexo —
153 homicide 1542-06-05 — Pizol-bechare —
152 homicide 1542-05-29 — Masetti Beneditto Bortholomaso —
154 homicide 1542-04-24 — Unknown —
151 homicide 1542-03-06 — Unknown —
139 homicide 1541-11-10 — Zohane Sadoleto —
145 homicide 1541-07-19 — Unknown —
146 homicide 1541-07-13 — Unknown —
142 homicide 1541-07-12 — Unknown —
144 homicide 1541-05-28 — Unknown —
148 homicide 1541-03-29 — Unknown —
141 homicide 1541-03-01 — Unknown —
140 homicide 1541-02-28 — Unknown —
143 homicide 1541-02-22 — Unknown —
147 homicide 1541-02-17 Modena Unknown —
135 homicide 1540-10-16 — - —
136 homicide 1540-10-09 — Unknown —
138 homicide 1540-09-24 — 4 persons —
137 homicide 1540-08-09 — Nicolo Alberto Pazzani —
134 homicide 1539-03-15 — Francesco Porrin —
133 homicide 1539-02-02 — Moreni —
130 homicide 1537-12-29 — Hercole Rangone —
131 homicide 1537-07-05 — unknown —
132 homicide 1537-04-27 — Zan Maria Mutecustiolo —
129 homicide 1537-03-23 — - —
128 homicide 1536-08-17 — son of a Bolognese Zan Antonio Verato —
126 homicide 1535-07-29 — Francesco Cutin —
125 homicide 1535-04-19 — servant of Count Claude Rangone - —
127 homicide 1535-03-30 — Dionisio Savore Fatal
123 homicide 1534-11-30 — Pedro di Vachare —
124 homicide 1534-06-29 — Spaniard —
121 homicide 1533-06-01 — Unknowm Fatal
120 homicide 1533-03-30 — - —
122 homicide 1533-02-10 — Aurelio Bellencini —
119 homicide 1532-12-22 — Tetan Maraschaclo —
115 homicide 1532-12-21 — Totti —
117 homicide 1532-08-23 — Antonio Caxela —
118 homicide 1532-06-06 — Alessandro Botazi Fatal
116 homicide 1532-03-15 outside of Modena Ludovico Ronchi Fatal
114 homicide 1531-06-30 — Antonio Tassoni —
112 homicide 1531-05-22 Modena Leon —
111 homicide 1531-03-03 — Zan Mathe Calandrini —
113 homicide 1531-02-11 — spaniard Bellencini —