Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 September 1945

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Shortly after the execution Forster's body was taken to a nearby house where it was used in an experiment by Italian scientist Giovanni Aldini. "On the first application of the process to the face, the jaws of the deceased criminal began to quiver, and the adjoining muscles were horribly contorted, and one eye was actually opened. In the subsequent part of the process the right hand was raised and clenched, and the legs and thighs were set in motion."
(18 January 1803)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 20th of September 1945 81 years, 9 months and 10 days ago
SS-Standortarzt at Auschwitz KZ Eduard Wirths commits suicide by hanging in his cell at the age of 36 in Civil Internment Camp No. 5, Staumühle in der Senne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Wirth was found hanging in his cell but still alive a few days before, he nevertheless died of his injuries.