On 2 May a human thigh was discovered floating in the river to the east of the West 3rd Street bridge. A police search under the bridge found a burlap sack containing the victim's headless torso cut in to halves, another thigh and a left foot. The head and the rest of the body were never found. (8 April 1938)
There are 3391 births, 3955 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5744 people in 6459 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
Friday 16th of April 1869 (+) — Presumed murderess Marguerite Steinheil is born. Steinheil became notorious when it became known that she was present at the death of President Félix Faure, who allegedly had a seizure while having sex with her.