Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 12 April 1715

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

Mrs Carpenter's ignition took place in full view of her husband and children. She was engulfed in in flames and reduced to a charred corpse in minutes. No one else was burned and the boat was undamaged.
(29 July 1938)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 12th of April 1715 309 years ago
Double murderer Jeremiah Meacham is executed by hanging at the age of 42 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Meacham killed his wife and her sister on 21 March 1715. Meacham was executed in front of several thousand spectators and his body was hung in gibbets.