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Van Gogh supposedly gave it to Gabrielle Berlatier, a farmer’s daughter who worked as a maid at a brothel frequented by Van Gogh. He was found unconscious the next morning by a policeman and taken to hospital where Félix Rey, a young doctor still in training, treated him. The ear was delivered to the hospital but Rey did not attempt to reattach it as too much time had passed.
(24 December 1888)
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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 10th of July 1992 33 years ago |
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 Chief executioner Albert Pierrepoint dies of natural causes at the age of 87 in Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom. Pierrepoint executed at least 433 men and 17 women, including some 200 Nazi war criminals. |
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