Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 31 May 1878

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

Corbitt knew his hangman even before he committed the crime. At the time of the murder he was a frequent customer in Pierrepoint’s pub 'Help The Poor Struggler' on Manchester Road in the Hollinwood area of Oldham.
(28 November 1950)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 31st of May 1878 146 years ago
Murderer Eugène-Marie Chantrelle is executed by hanging at the age of 44 in Calton Prison, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. Chantrelle poisoned his 26-year-old wife Elizabeth Dyer by inserting opium into her food.