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 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 (-) Monday 5th of May 1997 27 years ago |
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Transvestite serial killer Samuel Jacques Coetzee aka Kim commits suicide by an overdose of medication in Boksburg Correctional Services, Barry Marais Rd, Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Coetzee stood on trial for the killing of four men and a boy together with his ex-partner John Frank Brown. Coetzee left a note saying he no longer wanted to live. |
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