Portal:Anarchism/Anniversaries/August/August 11
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- 1873 - Cantonal rebellion: The Canton of Murcia is dissolved.
- 1882 - Volin (d. 1945) born. (pictured)
- 1898 - In Brussels, Belgium, the police chief of Monmaerts tries to arrest the anarchist Henri Willems at his home, & is welcomed with gun shots. Willems flees.
- 1905 - Salvador Planas y Virella's weapon fails during assassination attempt against Manuel Quintana, President of Argentina.
- 1917 - The first issue of Golos Truda (or Goloss Truda; The Voice of Labor), published in Russia.
- 1921 - Léon Prouvost dies, St-Raphaël, France. Known as the "Libertarian Philanthropist". He bequeathed part of his fortune to André Lorulot.
- 1935 - Jean-Gabriel Goujon (b. 1859) dies, France. Militant co-operatavist & anarchist.
- 1964 - Stuart Christie is arrested in Madrid, Spain while attempting to assassinate Francisco Franco.
- 2000 - The North American Anarchist Conference, from August 11-17, in Los Angeles. A transcontinental gathering of anarchists in the days before the 2000 Democratic National Convention