Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 14 September 1927

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

A witness to the accident told police that Hughes was driving erratically and too fast and that Meyer had been standing in the safety zone of a streetcar stop. Hughes was booked on suspicion of negligent homicide and held overnight in jail. On 16 July 1936 Hughes was held blameless by a coroner's jury at the inquest into Meyer's death.
(11 July 1936)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 14th of September 1927 97 years ago
Dancer Isadora Angela Duncan aka The Mother of Modern Dance dies of strangulation and carotid artery insult at the age of 49 in Promenade des Anglais, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Duncan's long shawl got tangled in the wheel of the Amilcar GS driven by her mechanic Benoît Falchetto.