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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.
(24 August 1875)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1990

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3200 Mangum Road, Houston, Texas, United States.

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Saturday 30th of January 1971 (-) — Victim of Dean Corll aka The Candyman Jerry Waldrop is raped, tortured and strangled by Dean Corll aka The Candyman.
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Saturday 29th of May 1971 (-) — Victim of Dean Corll aka The Candyman David Hilligiest is abducted and strangled by Dean Corll aka The Candyman.
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Saturday 29th of May 1971 (-) — Victim of Dean Corll aka The Candyman Gregory Winkle is abducted and strangled by Dean Corll aka The Candyman.
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