What the records say
- When
- 1886
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 52.38° N, 4.88° E
- Description
- uprising in Amsterdam in 1886
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Palingoproer
1886 uprising in Amsterdam
The Palingoproer or the Eel riot was a popular uprising in the Jordaan in Amsterdam on 25 and 26 July 1886. The riots started when the police tried to thwart playing the forbidden game of eel pulling on the Lindengracht. In the uproar that followed, 26 people were killed.
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