Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 September 1948

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Burke was hanged in front of a crowd possibly as large as 25.000; views from windows in the tenements overlooking the scaffold were hired at prices ranging from 5 to 20 shillings. Burke's skeleton was given to the Anatomical Museum of the Edinburgh Medical School where it remains. His death mask and a book said to be bound with his tanned skin can be seen at Surgeons' Hall Museum.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 20th of September 1948 77 years ago Gab es Ein Zimmer Frei
KZ-Aufseherin Emma Zimmer born as Emma Anne Mezel is executed by hanging at the age of 60 in Zuchthaus Hameln, Hameln, Sachsen, Germany. Zimmer was known for her extreme sadistic behaviour. In late 1943 she was discharged from Auschwitz-Birkenau KZ due to alcohol problems.
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