Jean Charles de Menezes

Brazilian victim of police shooting (1978-2005)
Person human Q559142
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Jean Charles de Menezes

Summary

Jean Charles de Menezes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Gonzaga[2]. He was born on +1978-01-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Stockwell tube station[4]. He died on +2005-07-22T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an electrician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (821 views/month, #6,590 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jean Charles de Menezes's place of birth was Gonzaga[2].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes passed away in Stockwell tube station[4].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes was born on +1978-01-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes died on +2005-07-22T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes held citizenship in Brazil[8].
  • Brazilian Portuguese was Jean Charles de Menezes's native language[9].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes worked as an electrician[6].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's image is recorded as Jeancharles 001.jpg[10].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes is recorded as male[11].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's killed by is recorded as Metropolitan Police[13].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 19145231[14].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2007214908[15].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's Commons category is recorded as Jean Charles de Menezes[16].
  • The cause of death was gunshot wound[17].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/071py6[18].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's family name is recorded as de Menezes[19].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's given name is recorded as Jean[20].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's given name is recorded as Charles[21].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's manner of death is recorded as homicide[22].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[23].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Brazilian Portuguese[24].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as British English[25].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt-br', 'text': 'Jean Charles da Silva e de Menezes'}[26].
  • Jean Charles de Menezes's BBC Things ID is recorded as 8d154050-aa83-400b-829a-2a89732adce2[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jean Charles de Menezes was born in Gonzaga[2]. He was born on +1978-01-07T00:00:00Z[3]. Brazilian Portuguese was his native language[9].

Career and Affiliations

Jean Charles de Menezes worked as an electrician[6].

Death and Burial

Jean Charles de Menezes died on +2005-07-22T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Stockwell tube station[4]. The cause of death was gunshot wound[17].

Why It Matters

Jean Charles de Menezes ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (821 views/month, #6,590 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Jean Charles de Menezes born?

Jean Charles de Menezes was born in Gonzaga[2].

Where did Jean Charles de Menezes die?

Jean Charles de Menezes died in Stockwell tube station[4].

What did Jean Charles de Menezes do for work?

Jean Charles de Menezes worked as electrician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br. aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . bbc.com. bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br. aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . genius.com. genius.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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