Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 10 July 1976

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

Holmes' neck did not snap; he instead was strangled to death slowly, twitching over 15 minutes before being pronounced dead 20 minutes after the trap had been sprung.
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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 10th of July 1976 48 years ago
Approximately six tonnes of chemicals including the poisonous TCDD are released during an industrial accident in ICMESA Plant, Seveso, Lombardia, Italy. Within days a total of 3.300 animals, mostly poultry and rabbits, were found dead. 1.600 people of all ages had been examined and 447 were found to suffer from skin lesions or chloracne. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seveso_disaster