Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 September 1945

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

It is inconclusive as to whether or not de Bergerac's death was a result of the injury from a falling wooden beam in 1654 while entering the house of his patron or an unspecified disease. There is also strong evidence to support the theory that his death was a result of a botched assassination attempt
(28 July 1655)

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There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2083 other events about 5734 people in 6443 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 20th of September 1945 80 years ago
SS-Standortarzt at Auschwitz KZ Eduard Wirths commits suicide by hanging in his cell at the age of 36 in Civil Internment Camp No. 5, Staumühle in der Senne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Wirth was found hanging in his cell but still alive a few days before, he nevertheless died of his injuries.