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

In December 1682 Oshichi fell in love with temple page Ikuta Shōnosuke during the great fire at Shōsen-in. The next year she attempted arson, thinking she could meet him again if another fire occurred.
(29 March 1683)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2079 other events about 5733 people in 6441 places until today.

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

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Norwich Prison

Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom.

Related events:

Thursday 21st of March 1901 (-) — Murderer John Herbert Bennett is executed by hanging by James Billington.
Friday 24th of November 1950 (-) — Murderer Norman Goldthorpe is executed by hanging by Harry Kirk.
Thursday 6th of August 2009 (x) — Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs is released from prison on compassionate grounds.
On 28 July 2009 Biggs was admitted to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital with pneumonia. He had been admitted to the same hospital a month earlier with a chest infection and a fractured hip but returned to prison on 17 July 2009.