Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
Although Curie's many decades of exposure to radiation caused chronic illnesses, including near-blindness due to cataracts and ultimately her death, she never really acknowledged the health risks of radiation exposure.
(4 July 1934)
There are 3366 births, 3926 deaths, 1121 murders, 497 disasters and 2076 other events about 5724 people in 6428 places until today.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 12th of January 1928 97 years ago |
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 Murderess Ruth Brown Snyder aka The Granite Woman is executed by Old Sparky by Robert Elliott at the age of 33 in Sing Sing Prison, Ossining, New York, United States.  Snyder's execution by 'State Electrician' Robert G. Elliott was caught on film by a photograph of her as the electricity was running through her body with the aid of a miniature plate camera custom-strapped to the ankle of Chicago Tribune photographer Tom Howard. |
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