Timeline Wednesday 23 February 1820

Events on Wednesday 23 February 1820 1

• 1820 Cato Street Conspiracy uncovered Plot to assassinate the British cabinet foiled in London A group of radicals led by Arthur Thistlewood planned to murder the entire British cabinet at a dinner and spark a revolution. Police raided their hideout on Cato Street before the plot could be carried out, and the ringleaders were later executed.