Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 April 1917

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

Nobody in Clayton had any experience in conducting hangings, the rope was too long and since Ketchum had gained a significant amount of weight during his time in jail he was decapitated when he dropped through the trap door.
(26 April 1901)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 20th of April 1917 109 years, 2 months and 10 days ago
50-year-old geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist and explorer of South America Percy Fawcett in Dead Horse Camp, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Fawcett and his companions were probably killed and eaten by the Kalapolos Indians.