Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 26 June 1613

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

Because King Albert I was an expert climber some questioned the official version of his death and suggested that the King was murdered (or even committed suicide) somewhere else and that his body had never been at Marche-les-Dames, or that it was deposited there. In 2016 DNA testing on bloodstained leaves collected from Marche-les-Dames concluded that King Albert I died at that location.
(17 February 1934)

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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 (-) Wednesday 26th of June 1613 412 years ago
Carpenter John Hitchen dies of Spontaneous Human Combustion in Christchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom. Hitchen's body was dragged into the street and continued to burn for three days.