Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 May 1999

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Several photographs were taken of the lynching, which were published and sold as postcards in local stores for 25 cents each, a common practice after lynchings, along with pieces of the rope, Frank's nightshirt, and branches from the tree.
(17 August 1915)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 18th of May 1999 25 years ago Il n'avait plus de Plaisir
Mass murderer Günter Hermann Günter commits suicide by a shot through the head at the age of 37 in Hotel Mon Plaisir, 218 Route d'Arlon, Strassen, Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Ewen killed four people and wounded at least nine others in Dillingen, Germany on 16 May 1999, before escaping to Sierck-les-Bains, France, where he killed another person and wounded two more. Hunted by German and French police Ewen committed suicide.