Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 22 October 1879

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

During his career as an executioner Gröpler executed 144 people, by the axe and the Guillotine.
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There are 3359 births, 3911 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 22nd of October 1879 145 years ago
32-year-old inventor Thomas Edison aka The Wizard of Menlo Park tests the first incandescent light bulb in Menlo Park, Raritan Township, New Jersey, United States. Edison's lamp burned for 13 1/2 hours.