October 17
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1806
On October 17, 1806 the Haitian fighter for independence and the ruler Jean-Jacques Dessalines was assassinated at Pont-Rouge (Red Bridge) north of Port-au-Prince.
October 17 is a Haitian holiday to commemorate the death of Haiti's founder.
