Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 May 1509

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

Corder's body was taken back to the courtroom at Shire Hall where it was slit open along the abdomen to expose the muscles, over 5,000 people queued to see it. Corder's skin was tanned by surgeon George Creed and used to bind an account of the murder.
(11 August 1828)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 20th of May 1509 517 years, 1 months and 1 days ago
Explorer, navigator, cartographer and captain Christophorus Columbus dies of Reiter's syndrome at the age of 58 in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain.