Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 7 May 1840

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Manning's hanging was the first time a husband and wife had been executed together in the United Kingdom since 1700. Supposedly wearing black satin, Manning's hanging drew a crowd of 50.000, including writer Charles Dickens.
(13 November 1849)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 7th of May 1840 186 years, 11 months and 8 days ago
Romantic landscape painter Caspar David Friedrich dies of complications from a stroke at the age of 66 in Dresden, Sachsen, Germany.