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Davison entered the race track in order to attach the Women's Social and Political Union flag to Anmer, so that when the horse crossed the finishing line it would be flying the WSPU flag. Davison died four days later in Epsom Cottage Hospital due to a fractured skull and internal injuries caused by the incident.
(4 June 1913)
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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 16th of October 1846 180 years, 6 months and 16 days ago |
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 After administration of ether by local dentist William Thomas Green Morton, MGH Chief of Surgery, John Collins Warren painlessly removed a tumor from the neck of local printer Edward Gilbert Abbott in Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Since then the date is known as 'Ether Day'. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ether_Dome |
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