Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 August 1894

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It was the last group of 'witches' to be executed. Clergyman Nicholas Noyes reportedly turned toward the suspended bodies of the victims and said "What a sad thing it is to see eight firebrands of hell hanging there."
(22 September 1692)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 16th of August 1894 130 years ago
Anarchist and assassin Sante Geronimo Caserio is executed by the Guillotine at the age of 21 in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France.