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Corder's body was taken back to the courtroom at Shire Hall where it was slit open along the abdomen to expose the muscles, over 5,000 people queued to see it. Corder's skin was tanned by surgeon George Creed and used to bind an account of the murder.
(11 August 1828)

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

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Winter Palace

St. Petersburg, Northwestern Federal District, Russia.

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Thursday 17th of November 1796 (-) — Russian monarch Catherine the Great dies of a stroke.
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.