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

Several photographs were taken of the lynching, which were published and sold as postcards in local stores for 25 cents each, a common practice after lynchings, along with pieces of the rope, Frank's nightshirt, and branches from the tree.
(17 August 1915)

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

There are 3385 births, 3950 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2085 other events about 5737 people in 6452 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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Admiralty Pier

Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.

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Tuesday 24th of August 1875 (x) — Swimmer Matthew Webb becomes the first man to swim across the Channel..
Backed by three escort boats and smeared in porpoise oil Webb set off into the ebb tide at a steady breaststroke. Despite stings from jellyfish and strong currents off Cap Gris Nez after approximately 21 hours and 40 minutes he landed near Calais. Webb's zig-zag course across the Channel was nearly 66 km long.