Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 10 July 1973

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The jury quickly found Charteris guilty. On 2 March, he was sentenced to death and held in Newgate Prison. On 10 April 1730 after a substantial campaign to pardon Charteris, joined by Anne Bond, King George II granted him a royal pardon.
(27 February 1730)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Tuesday 10th of July 1973 53 years, 5 months and 28 days ago
17-year-old playboy John Paul Getty is kidnapped in Piazza Farnese, Rome, Lazio, Italy. A ransom note was received, demanding $17 million in exchange for Getty's safe return. When that ransom message arrived, some family members suspected the kidnapping was merely a ploy by the rebellious youngster as he had frequently joked about staging his own kidnapping to extract money from his frugal grandfather.