Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 June 1920

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Phoenix's parents named him after the river of life from the Hermann Hesse novel 'Siddhartha' and he received his middle name from the Beatles' song 'Hey Jude'.
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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 16th of June 1920 104 years ago
Black circus workers and presumed rapists Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie are taken from jail and lynched by a white mob of thousands in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Rumors had circulated that six African Americans had raped and robbed 19-year-old Irene Tusken. A physician's examination of Tusken subsequently found no physical evidence of rape. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Duluth_lynchings