Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 26 August 1796

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Since French law declared that all children born on French soil could be conscripted for military service his father arranged for Maugham to be born at the embassy, technically on British soil.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 26th of August 1796 230 years, 8 months and 6 days ago
Gang leader and multiple murderer Emanuel Claus is executed by the Guillotine at the age of 22 in Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Claus was the first man to be executed by the Guillotine in Belgium.