Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 22 October 1879

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Banks said he killed his children because he felt they would be tormented by the cruelty of racial views against mixed-race children. Since his conviction Banks has tried to kill himself four times and has gone on hunger strikes that required him to be force-fed.
(25 September 1982)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 22nd of October 1879 147 years, 7 months and 23 days ago
32-year-old inventor Thomas Edison aka The Wizard of Menlo Park tests the first incandescent light bulb in Menlo Park, Raritan Township, New Jersey, United States. Edison's lamp burned for 13 1/2 hours.