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 * 1872 - National conference in Rimini, Italy, gives birth to the Federazione Anarchica Italiana (FAI).
 * 1873 - Cantonal rebellion: The Cantons of Cádiz and Tarifa are dissolved.
 * 1878 - Peter Kropotkin begins a six week visit to Spain this summer, meeting up with José García Viñas in Barcelona. He finds the revolutionary character of the trade unions here inspirational & brings a new focus to the anarchist Jura Federation upon his return to Switizerland.
 * 1878 - Sergey Stepnyak-Kravchinsky assassinates General Nikolay Mezentsov in Saint Petersburg.
 * 1919 - Laurent Tailhade (b. 1854; pictured) dies. French poet, writer, anarchist polemist, opium addict (La noire idole), translator (Satyricon de Pétrone).
 * 1920 - Count de Salvatierra, ex-governor of Barcelona (the "Pacifier of Barcelona," responsible for the repression of the CNT, & the "ley de fugas" murders of 30 trade unionists) is shot down by several anarchists. Salvatierra had been lying low because of threats to his life. Police attribute the attack to Ramón Casanellas & Pere (Pedro) Matheu, who are responsible similar previous actions.
 * 1931 - Paul Avrich (d. 2006) born.
 * 1966 - Billy Murcott arrives in San Francisco, California. Joins longtime friend, anarchist Emmett Grogan, to collaborate on various undertakings including the founding of the Diggers.
 * 2000 - Salvador Clement (b. 1916) dies, at Montélimar, France. Spanish militant anarcho-syndicalist, active with the CNT, took refuge in France with the failure of the Spanish Revolution.