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Events on Wednesday 21 July 1683 1
1639 – 1683William Russell, Lord Russell (1639-1683)Died 21 July 1683, aged 43English Whig politician executed for treason after being implicated in the Rye House Plot against Charles II. His trial and execution made him a Whig martyr, and his conviction was later reversed by Parliament after the Glorious Revolution.