Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 August 1867

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Van Valkenburgh was hanged in an unusual way because of her broken leg and her obesity. She was carried to the gallows in her rocking chair and was rocking away when the trap was sprung.
(24 January 1846)

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BirthFactDeath (+) Sunday 18th of August 1867 158 years ago
Geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist and explorer of South America Percy Percival Harrison Fawcett is born in Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom.