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

Combined with the knowledge of Catherine's globally known sexual appetite and her love for the equestrian, a rumor circulated that she died when the harness of her horse broke that was positioned to be held above her.
(17 November 1796)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

There are 3363 births, 3915 deaths, 1121 murders, 495 disasters and 2074 other events about 5717 people in 6421 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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Moundsville State Penitentiary

818 Jefferson Avenue, Moundsville, West Virginia, United States.

Related events:

Friday 10th of September 1926 (-) — Murderer Henry Jackson is executed by hanging
Friday 18th of March 1932 (-) — Serial killer Harry Powers is executed by hanging
Monday 21st of March 1938 (-) — Kidnapper and murderer Arnett Booth is executed by hanging
Monday 21st of March 1938 (-) — Kidnapper and murderer John Travis is executed by hanging
Monday 21st of March 1938 (-) — Kidnapper and murderer Orville Adkins is executed by hanging
As Adklns stepped up to the gallows trap he collapsed and fell into the concrete pit 12ft below. The guards dashed down the steps and carried him on a stretcher to the platform where Adklns smilingly waited for the damage to be repaired. The trap was then tested and retested.