Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Berlin, Berlin, Germany || Lehrter Bahnhof

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

Van Valkenburgh was hanged in an unusual way because of her broken leg and her obesity. She was carried to the gallows in her rocking chair and was rocking away when the trap was sprung.
(24 January 1846)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

There are 3381 births, 3949 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6449 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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Lehrter Bahnhof

Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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Wednesday 2nd of May 1945 (-) — Nazi official and private secretary to Adolf Hitler Martin Bormann commits suicide by cyanide poisoning.
His skeleton was found on 28 december 1972 during construction works near the Lehrter Bahnhof.
Thursday 28th of December 1972 (x) — The skeleton of Nazi official and private secretary to Adolf Hitler Martin Bormann is found during construction works.
Bormann committed suicide on 2 May 1945.