Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Versailles, Île-de-France, France || Prison Saint Pierre

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

The victims were attending a mnemósynon, an orthodox memorial service for the late Grigorios Apostolopoulos, and were served koliva a traditional food associated with the service. The widow had accidentally put a powdered insecticide on the dish of wheat and raisins while preparing it, after having mistaken it for powdered sugar.
(12 July 1964)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1989

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Prison Saint Pierre

Place des Tribunaux, Versailles, Île-de-France, France.

Related events:

Tuesday 14th of June 1921 (x) — Serial killer Henri Désiré Landru is moved from Prison de la Sante to await trial.
It was Landru's last ride through the streets of Paris.
Saturday 25th of February 1922 (-) — Serial killer Henri Désiré Landru is executed by the Guillotine.
Saturday 17th of June 1939 (-) — Kidnapper and multiple murderer Eugen Weidmann is executed by the Guillotine.
Weidmann's was the last public execution and the last one before the outbreak of the war.