Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 5 July 1984

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

Merrick began to develop swellings on his lips at the age of 21 months followed by a bony lump on his forehead and a loosening and roughening of the skin. The Merrick family explained his symptoms as the result of his mother Mary Jane Potterton being knocked over and frightened by a fairground elephant while she was pregnant with Joseph.
(5 August 1860)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

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Thursday 5th of July 1984
42 years, 2 months and 27 days ago

Jerry Howell is abducted, tortured and killed by serial killer Robert Berdella aka The Kansas City Butcher at the age of 19 in 4315 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, Missouri, United States.