Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 11 December 1920

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Thurmond and Holmes had kidnapped and killed Brooke Hart on 9 November but continued to send ransom notes to his family, owners of Harts Department Store. Governor James 'Sunny Jim' Rolph praised the action, stating that California had sent a message to future kidnappers and promised to pardon anyone involved in the lynching.
(26 November 1933)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 11th of December 1920 106 years, 6 months and 19 days ago
During a performance of 'L'elisir d'amore' by Donizetti, 47-year-old tenor Enrico Caruso suffers a throat haemorrhage and starts bleeding heavily from the mouth in Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States. Caruso's performance was canceled at the end of Act 1.