1788 Doctors' Riot
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| Start date | 1788-04-01 00:00:00 |
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| Death | 6-20 |
| Caus by | Theft of corpses by doctors |
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| ID | 3439787 |
About 1788 Doctors' Riot
The doctors' riot was an incident that occurred in April 1788 in New York City, where the illegal procurement of corpses from the graves of the recently deceased caused a mass expression of discontent from poorer New Yorkers that was directed primarily at physicians and medical students.
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