Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 5 December 1942

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

Strydom was sentenced to death but the South African government declared a moratorium on capital punishment in 1990. He was released in 1992. The square has since been renamed Lilian Ngoyi Square.
(15 November 1988)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Saturday 5th of December 1942 83 years ago
Baronet and murderer Jock John Henry Delves Broughton aka Sir Murder commits suicide by an overdose of morphine tablets at the age of 59 in Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom. The inquest recorded a verdict of suicide while the balance of Broughton's mind was disturbed.