Violet Gibson
The Honourable Violet Albina Gibson (31 August 1876 – 2 May 1956), the daughter of Lord Ashbourne, is best known for shooting Benito Mussolini in Rome in 1926.
Personal facts
Birth date | May 02, 1876 |
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Date of death | May 02, 1956 |
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Parents | Edward Gibson 1st Baron Ashbourne |
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External resources
- http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0885-4173(192808)19%3A2%3C211%3AACSALH%3E2.0.CO%3B2-4
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rmpwj
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/feb/27/woman-shot-mussolini-stonor-saunders
- http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/documentary-irishwoman-shot-mussolini-violet-gibson.html
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/7316108/The-Woman-Who-Shot-Mussolini-by-Frances-Stonor-Saunders-review.html