BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 12th of April 1715 309 years ago |
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Double murderer Jeremiah Meacham is executed by hanging at the age of 42 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Meacham killed his wife and her sister on 21 March 1715. Meacham was executed in front of several thousand spectators and his body was hung in gibbets. |
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