Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 28 December 1811

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

Nitsch' 34. Aktion lasted two hours. The 'exhibition,' as it was also dubbed, was observed at first by about 300 students, but after the actual work on the carcass began, the number dwindled to barely half that figure. During the show, several students became ill. Some of the girls in the crowd were sobbing.
(16 October 1970)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Saturday 28th of December 1811 213 years ago
Highwayman John Williams aka The Ratcliffe Highway Murderer commits suicide by hanging in his cell at the age of 26 in Newgate Prison, London, Greater London, United Kingdom.