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

For an exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts I painted a line of lime through the city with Lud Vandevelde as a connection between the studios and the exhibition space. Halfway we were arrested by the police.
(19 November 1979)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

There are 3381 births, 3950 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6450 places until today.

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Execution Dock

Wapping, London, East London, United Kingdom.

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Thursday 25th of March 1762 (-) — Pirate James Lowry is executed by hanging.
To make sure that Lowry's body remained intact for as long as possible his corpse was coated with tar. The tar may also have stopped birds pecking the flesh. Once coated with tar the body was fitted into a specially made harness of iron hoops and chains that held the head, body and legs in place.
Thursday 21st of November 1816 (-) — Pirate Robert Smith is executed by hanging.
Thursday 21st of November 1816 (-) — Pirate Charles Furney is executed by hanging.