BIRTH(+)FACT(᙮)DEATH(-)

40th year  -  N° 137                 Saturday, 17 May 2025         Antwerpen		
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Swimmer
Matthew Webb
known for swimming the Channel


  • 19 January 1848 (+) is born in Dawley, United Kingdom.

  • 24 August 1875 (x) becomes the first man to swim across the Channel. in Dover, United Kingdom.

  • 24 July 1883 (-) dies in a dangerous swim through in the Niagara River in Niagara Falls, United States.


  • More info on Wikipedia