Dmitry Vladimirovich Karakozov (Дмитрий Владимирович Каракозов in Russian) (10.23(11.4.).1840 - 9.3(15).1866) was the first Russian revolutionary to make an attempt on the tsar's life. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... A revolutionary is a person who either advocates or actively engages in some kind of revolution. ... Tsar (Bulgarian цар, Russian царь,   listen?; often spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English), was the title used for the autocratic rulers of the First and Second Bulgarian Empires since 913, in Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and in Russia from 1547 to 1917 (although...

Stemming from a Kostroma family of petty nobility, Dmitry Karakozov studied at Kazan University (since 1861) and Moscow State University (since 1864). In the early 1866, he became a member of the "revolutionary wing" of the Ishutin Society, founded by his cousin Nikolai Ishutin in Moscow in 1863. In the spring of 1866, Karakozov arrived in St.Petersburg to assassinate Alexander II. He circulated his hand-written proclamation called "Друзьям-рабочим" (To Friends the Workers), in which he incited people to revolt. On April 4, 1866, Dmitry Karakozov made an unsuccessful attempt at shooting the emperor at the gates of the Summer Garden in St.Petersburg. Kostroma (Russian: Кострома́) is a historic city in central Russia, administrative centre of the Kostroma Oblast. ... Kazan State University is located in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Moscow State University campus M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russian: Московский Государственный Университет имени Ðœ.Ð’.Ломоносова, often abbreviated МГУ, MSU, MGU) is the largest and oldest university in Russia, founded in 1755. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, IPA:   listen?) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... Alexander II (1818-1881) Alexander (Aleksandr) II (Russian: Александр II Николаевич) (April 17, 1818–March 13, 1881) was the Emperor (tsar) of Russia from March 2, 1855 until his assassination. ... A proclamation (Lat. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... An emperor is the male head of state of an empire who reigns for life. ... The Summer Palace is the name of three Russian royal residences in St Petersburg, of which only one survives to the present. ...

The Supreme Criminal Court sentenced Karakozov to death by hanging. He was executed in St.Petersburg on September 3, 1866. Hanging to Music. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ...