Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 April 1829

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Merrett shot his 55-year-old mother Bertha on 17 March 1926, she died on 1 April. Charged with murder and forgery the jury returned a verdict of not proven in February 1927. In 1954 he strangled his 43-year-old wife Veronica Bonnar and drowned her 72-year-old mother Lady Mary Menzies.
(16 February 1954)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 15th of April 1829 197 years, 8 months and 28 days ago
20-year-old writer of mystery and the macabre Edgar Allan Poe is discharged from the US Army in Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.