Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Hamilton, Richard

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Backed by three escort boats and smeared in porpoise oil Webb set off into the ebb tide at a steady breaststroke. Despite stings from jellyfish and strong currents off Cap Gris Nez after approximately 21 hours and 40 minutes he landed near Calais. Webb's zig-zag course across the Channel was nearly 66 km long.
(24 August 1875)

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		Pop artist Richard William Hamilton 24 February 1922 (+) is born in London, United Kingdom. 13 September 2011 (-) dies of undisclosed causes in London, United Kingdom.
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