Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 26 August 1873

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With fifteen blows Tóth removed Mary's arm at the elbow, knocked off a chunk of her nose, and chipped one of her eyelids while shouting "I am Jesus Christ - risen from the dead". Toth was subdued by bystanders, including American sculptor Bob Cassilly, who was the first person to pull him away from the Pietà.
(21 May 1972)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 26th of August 1873 153 years, 8 months and 23 days ago
Police officer and murderer Thomas Hartley Montgomery is executed by hanging at the age of 31 in Omagh Gaol, Omagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Montgomery's last words were "Is hanging a painful death?"