Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 5 September 1887

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

On the morning of his execution Laval attempted to cheat the firing squad by taking poison from a vial stitched inside the lining of his jacket. The poison was so old that it was ineffective and repeated stomach-pumpings revived Laval.
(15 October 1945)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

There are 3320 births, 3821 deaths, 1101 murders, 488 disasters and 2011 other events about 5643 people in 6290 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 5th of September 1887 135 Years Ago
186 Die in theatre fire in Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom \|\| Exeter Prison, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom. Spectators were watching a dramatisation of Romany Rye when fire broke out backstage where gas lighting ignited some gauze.