Holmes' neck did not snap; he instead was strangled to death slowly, twitching over 15 minutes before being pronounced dead 20 minutes after the trap had been sprung. (7 May 1896)
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Thursday 3rd of March 1983 (-) — Cartoonist Georges Remi dies of myelofibrosis. Hergé's death was ultimately hastened by the HIV he had acquired during his weekly blood transfusions.