Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Brussel, Forest, Brabant, Belgium || Prison de Forest

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

When Houdini arrived at the Garrick Theater for what would be his last performance, he had a fever of 40° C. Despite the diagnosis of acute appendicitis Houdini took the stage. He was reported to have passed out during the show but was revived and continued. After the show he was hospitalized at Detroit's Grace Hospital.
(24 October 1926)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1990

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Prison de Forest - Berkendael

Avenue de la Jonction 52, Forest, Brussel, Brabant, Belgium.

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Friday 14th of May 1993 (-) — Gangster and gang leader Patrick Haemers commits suicide by hanging in his cell.
Haemers supposedly hanged himself on a 130-centimetre-high radiator.