Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 26 October 1440

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 26th of October 1440 585 years ago
Baron, knight, companion-in-arms of Jeanne D'Arc and serial killer of children Gilles de Rais born as Gilles de Montmorency-Laval aka Gilles de Retz is executed by hanging at the age of 35 in Île de Biesse, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. de Rais' body and those of his accomplices Henriet and Poitou, also hanged, are thrown into the fire.