Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 May 1878

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Waddingham was a mother of five and was still breastfeeding her 3-month old baby at the time of her execution. 10.000 people gathered outside the gaol to demonstrate against the execution chanting "Stop this mother murder!".
(16 April 1936)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 16th of May 1878 147 years ago
Serial poisoner Lydia Sherman aka The Derby Poisoner dies of cancer at the age of 54 in Wethersfield State Prison, Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States. Sherman poisoned eight children in her care (6 of which were her own) and her three husbands