Merrick had always slept sitting upright out of necessity, during the autopsy Dr. Frederick Treves came to the conclusion that he must have 'made the experiment', attempting to sleep lying down, trying to sleep like other people. (11 April 1890)
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Sunday 23rd of February 1930 (-) — Sturmführer of the SA Horst Wessel dies of blood poisoning. On 14 January Wessel was shot in the head by CommunistAlbrecht Höhler at his house in the Großen Frankfurter Straße 62.