Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Auldearn, Scotland, United Kingdom

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

Upon finding Larkyns, Muybridge said, "Good evening, Major, my name is Muybridge and here is the answer to the letter you sent my wife" and shot him point-blank. The jury dismissed an insanity plea and acquitted the photographer on the grounds of 'justifiable homicide'.
(17 October 1874)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

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Auldearn, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Thursday 13th of April 1662 (x) — Isobel Gowdie confesses to having had an encounter with the Devil after she arranged to meet him in the 'kirk' at night
The Devil put his mark on Gowdie's shoulder then sucked blood from it. Gowdie touched on having sexual intercourse with the Devil who she described as a very cold "meikle, blak, roch man".
Wednesday 3rd of May 1662 (x) — Isobel Gowdie confesses a second encounter with the Devil
Gowdie expanded on details about the coven by providing the nicknames of its members and as many of the spirits that waited on them as she could remember; her own servant spirit, dressed in black, was called the Read Reiver.
Monday 15th of May 1662 (x) — Isobel Gowdie makes a third confession about an encounter with the Devil
Gowdie gave an account of the Devil sending her on an errand to Auldearn disguised as a hare.
Saturday 27th of May 1662 (x) — Isobel Gowdie makes a fourth and final confession about an encounter with the Devil
Forty-one people were arrested as the result of Gowdie's statements.