Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 8 May 1903

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

The first Ravensbrück trial was held from 5 December 5 1946 until 3 February 1947 against sixteen Ravensbrück concentration camp staff and officials. Executed on this day were 43-year-old Schutzhaftlagerführer Johann Schwarzhuber, 37-year-old SS-Unterscharführer Gustav Binder, 38-year-old Kriminalsekretär Ludwig Ramdohr, 36-year-old SS-Obersturmführer Rolf Rosenthal and 41-year-old SS-Hauptsturmführer Gerhard Schiedlausky. The women were hanged on 2 May 1947.
(3 May 1947)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 8th of May 1903 123 years, 10 months and 30 days ago
Painter Paul Eugène Henri Gauguin dies of an overdose of laudanum at the age of 55 in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. Gauguin had been suffering from syphilis for several years involving pain in the legs, heart palpitations, and general debility.