Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 3 October 1796

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

Judge Justice Wills described the sentence, the maximum allowed, as "totally inadequate for a case such as this" and that the case was "the worst case I have ever tried". Wilde's response was "And I? May I say nothing, my Lord?"
(25 May 1895)

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There are 3392 births, 3956 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5745 people in 6459 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 3rd of October 1796 230 years, 7 months and 15 days ago
Robber Joseph Hugues Nicolas Lesurques is executed by the Guillotine at the age of 33 in Place de Grève, IVe, Paris, Île-de-France, France. Lesurques is widely believed to be innocent and this case is remembered in France for being a famous example of miscarriage of justice.