First assassination attempt against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_I_of_Italy" id="mwnQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Umberto I of Italy">Umberto I of Italy</a> by anarchist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Passannante" id="mwng" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Giovanni Passannante">Giovanni Passannante</a>, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy" id="mwnw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Prime Minister of Italy">Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedetto_Cairoli" id="mwoA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Benedetto Cairoli">Benedetto Cairoli</a> blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.