Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 February 1856

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After the normal course of three electric shocks attendants removed the strapping and other equipment only to have doctors determine that Mrs. Rosenberg had not yet died. Two more electric shocks were applied and at conclusion eyewitnesses, including Bob Considine, reported that smoke rose from Rosenberg's head in the chamber.
(19 June 1953)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 17th of February 1856 170 years, 0 months and 26 days ago
Poet Heinrich Christian Johann Heine dies of chronic lead poisoning at the age of 59 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. It had been suggested that Heine suffered from multiple sclerosis or syphilis.