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On 23 February 1954 Thomas shot and killed 28-year-old sergeant Lafayette Bennett, 32-year-old corporal Edward Peters and their German girlfriends Walburga Wenderoth and Anna Weigel in Gersthofen, Germany. Then Thomas used an axe to bludgeon, hack and mutilate the bodies.
(23 July 1958)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1989

There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

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Admiralty Pier

Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.

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Tuesday 24th of August 1875 (x) — Swimmer Matthew Webb becomes the first man to swim across the Channel..
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.