Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 9 July 1850

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

Because King Albert I was an expert climber some questioned the official version of his death and suggested that the King was murdered (or even committed suicide) somewhere else and that his body had never been at Marche-les-Dames, or that it was deposited there. In 2016 DNA testing on bloodstained leaves collected from Marche-les-Dames concluded that King Albert I died at that location.
(17 February 1934)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 9th of July 1850 176 years, 10 months and 30 days ago
12th President of the United States Zachary Taylor dies of cholera morbus at the age of 66 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. On 4 July 4 Taylor reportedly consumed copious amounts of raw fruit and iced milk while attending holiday celebrations during a fund-raising event at the Washington Monument.