Arson Timeline of Events

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Arson

Arson is the crime of intentionally or maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires...

Timeline of Events

356BC

7.21.356 BC

The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson.

1734

6.21.1734

In Montreal in New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of the arson that destroyed much of the city.

1950

7.2.1950

The Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto, Japan burns down.