Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
After being pinioned for execution, Christie complained that his nose itched. Executioner Albert Pierrepoint assured him that "It won't bother you for long".
(15 July 1953)
There are 3362 births, 3913 deaths, 1121 murders, 494 disasters and 2074 other events about 5715 people in 6417 places until today.
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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 4th of December 1971 53 years ago There Was Smoke on the Water |
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 During a concert by 31-year-old musician and composer Frank Zappa an unidentified man in the audience sets fire to the concert hall with a flare gun in Casino Barrière de Montreux, Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland. The event is noted in Deep Purple's 'Smoke on the Water'. |
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