Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 6 May 1910

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The execution took place in the large hall of the jail, used as a dining-room, and was witnessed by about 300 persons. The gallows was erected at the north end of the hall, and consisted of a cross-beam supported by two uprights. A rope, to the end of which was attached a hook, passed over a pulley in the centre of the cross beam, and thence down one of the uprights through the floor. Attached to the end were five fifty-sixty pound weights, held by a catch, so arranged that by springing it with a treadle the weights would fall a distance of six feet.
(12 January 1860)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 6th of May 1910 115 years ago He Was Very Glad
King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India Edward VII born as Albert Edward aka Bertie dies of several heart attacks at the age of 69 in Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, Greater London, United Kingdom.