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Merrick began to develop swellings on his lips at the age of 21 months followed by a bony lump on his forehead and a loosening and roughening of the skin. The Merrick family explained his symptoms as the result of his mother Mary Jane Potterton being knocked over and frightened by a fairground elephant while she was pregnant with Joseph.
(5 August 1860)
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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 5th of August 1931 94 years ago |
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Murderer Oliver 'Tiggy' Newman is executed by hanging by Robert Baxter at the age of 61 in HM Prison Pentonville, Caledonian Road, Islington, London, Greater London, United Kingdom. |
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