Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
Van Valkenburgh was hanged in an unusual way because of her broken leg and her obesity. She was carried to the gallows in her rocking chair and was rocking away when the trap was sprung.
(24 January 1846)
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BirthFactDeath (-) Saturday 4th of November 1995 30 years ago He Jumped from a Thousand Plateaus |
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 Philosopher Gilles Deleuze commits suicide by jumping from the window of his apartment at the age of 70 in 84 Avenue Niel, XVIIe, Paris, Île-de-France, France. Deleuze had been tied to a respirating machine for one and a half year since one of his lungs collapsed. |
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