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Six Irishmen were arrested within hours of the blasts and in 1975 sentenced to life imprisonment for the bombings. The men—who became known as the Birmingham Six—maintained their innocence and insisted police had coerced them into signing false confessions through severe physical and psychological abuse. After 16 years in prison and a lengthy campaign their convictions were declared unsafe and unsatisfactory and quashed by the Court of Appeal in 1991.
(21 November 1974)
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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 13th of May 1972 54 years, 0 months and 15 days ago |
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 118 Die in Sennichi Department Store Building fire in Sennichimae, Osaka, Kinki, Japan. Most of the dead were found in the Playtown Cabaret on the 6th floor. 93 suffered carbon dioxide poisoning, three died from compression injuries in the chest and abdomen (meaning that they were probably trampled to death) and 22 died from jumping. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sennichi_Department_Store_Building_fire |
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