Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 1 August 1936

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

For Webster's execution hangman William Marwood used his newly developed 'long drop' technique to cause instantaneous death.
(29 July 1879)

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There are 3393 births, 3960 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5748 people in 6461 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Saturday 1st of August 1936 90 years, 10 months and 13 days ago
Aviation pioneer Louis Charles Joseph Blériot dies of a heart attack at the age of 64 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.