Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 7 July 1927

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

In a cellar I placed my self-made ladders against the walls. I walked through the space blindfolded and my hands tied behind my back. Johan Desmet walked behind me to guide me but sometimes he kicked my foot and I fell down. Everybody left about right away.
(5 June 1980)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 7th of July 1927 97 years ago
Double murderer Louis Boersig is executed by Old Sparky at the age of 44 in Virginia State Penitentiary, Richmond, Virginia, United States. Boersig attacked and beat Minnie I. Ridgeway and her daughters, 6-year-old Loretta and 4-year-old Kathleen, mortally injuring the two children at their home in Alexandria.