BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 27th of June 1844 180 years ago |
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Founder of the Latter Day Saint movement aka Mormonism Joseph Smith is shot dead by an angry mob at the age of 39 in Carthage Jail, Walnut and N. Fayette Sts., Carthage, Illinois, United States. Smith's brother Hyrum was also shot dead. Smith attracted thousands of devoted followers before his death and millions in the century that followed. |
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