Charlotte Corday stabbing Marat in the heart. Charlotte Corday (July 27, 1768 - July 17, 1793) was a figure of the French Revolution. In 1793, she was guillotined for the assassination of Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat. She believed that Marat was threatening the Republic, and that his death would end violence throughout the nation. She went to Marat's home on the evening of July 13th, claiming to have knowledge of a planned Girondist uprising in Caen. Marat admitted her.
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Charlotte Corday Assassinates Jean-Paul Marat, 1793