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"All I remember was slapping her alongside the neck, but after I did that I saw her fall and decided to grab her. But she fell to the floor and when I went back to pick her up, I realized she was dead. Then I noticed that I had my knife in my hand and she had been cut."
(12 January 1960)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1990

There are 3359 births, 3911 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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

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Tower of London

London, Greater London, United Kingdom.

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Sunday 21st of May 1471 (-) — King of England Henry VI of England dies of melancholy after hearing of his son Edward's death in the Battle of Tewkesbury
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Tuesday 19th of May 1536 (-) — Second wife of King Henry VIII Anne Boleyn is executed by beheading
She had been charged with adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft. She knelt upright, in the French style of executions. The execution consisted of a single stroke.
Sunday 28th of July 1540 (-) — 1st Earl of Essex Thomas Cromwell is executed by beheading
After the execution Cromwell's head was boiled and placed on a spike of London Bridge.
Friday 13th of February 1542 (-) — Fifth wife of Henry VIII Catherine Howard is executed by beheading
Howard was guilty of "failing to disclose her sexual history to the king within twenty days of their marriage, or to incite someone to commit adultery with her."