Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Operafjellet, Svalbard, Norway

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 1985

There are 3361 births, 3912 deaths, 1121 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5714 people in 6416 places until today.

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

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Operafjellet, Svalbard, Norway.

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