Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 13 July 1967

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Several photographs were taken of the lynching, which were published and sold as postcards in local stores for 25 cents each, a common practice after lynchings, along with pieces of the rope, Frank's nightshirt, and branches from the tree.
(17 August 1915)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 13th of July 1967 59 years, 2 months and 7 days ago
Cyclist Tom Thomas Simpson drops dead due to the lethal combination of Tonedron amphetamines, alcohol, exhaustion and heat in the 13th stage of the Tour de France cyclist rally at the age of 30 in Mont Ventoux, Vaucluse, France. Simpson's last words as remembered by team mechanic Harry Hall were "On, on, on."