Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
Chan became the first person known to have been executed for drug-related offences in Indonesia. He was sentenced to death for smuggling 420 grams of heroin.
(13 January 1995)
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 (-) Wednesday 28th of January 1829 195 years ago His Tanned Skin Was Turned into Artefacts |
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 Serial killer William Burke aka The Body Snatchers (with William Hare) is executed by hanging at the age of 37 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.  Burke was hanged in front of a crowd possibly as large as 25.000; views from windows in the tenements overlooking the scaffold were hired at prices ranging from 5 to 20 shillings. Burke's skeleton was given to the Anatomical Museum of the Edinburgh Medical School where it remains. His death mask and a book said to be bound with his tanned skin can be seen at Surgeons' Hall Museum. |
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