Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Merrick, Joseph

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A ransom of 2.2 Million Dollars —the maximum amount that was tax deductible— was paid by his grandfather Jean Paul and Getty’s ear had been cut off.
(15 December 1973)

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		Joseph Carey Merrick aka The Elephant Man 5 August 1860 (+) is born in Leicester, United Kingdom. 11 April 1890 (-) dies of a dislocation of the vertebrae of the neck in London, United Kingdom.
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