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

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The murder was ordered by Mafia boss Salvatore Riina. The lead killer was Giuseppe Greco, who was later convicted in absentia of the crime at the Maxi Trial. A number of other gunmen were involved, including 21-year-old Giuseppe Lucchese, who was also convicted of the crime at the Maxi Trial. Riina and various other Mafia bosses, such as Benedetto Santapaola, were subsequently convicted for ordering the killing.
(3 September 1982)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 26th of October 1440 584 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.