Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 May 1875

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Bilansky requested a private execution but at this point in the 19th century public executions were typical as they served civil and religious purposes to deter crime and demonstrate the danger of sin. The gallows were set up in an enclosure in Court House Square. Around 100 onlookers watched from inside the enclosure while thousands more watched from outside the enclosure.
(23 March 1860)

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BirthFactDeath (+) Monday 17th of May 1875 150 years ago
Executioner Alwin Engelhardt is born in Nordhausen, Thüringen, Germany.