Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Paris IVe, Île-de-France, France || Place de Grève

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

Gallagher was hanged with 42-year-old Emily Swan for the murder of her husband William. Hooded and noosed on the gallows Swan said "Good morning John" to which Gallagher replied "good morning love".
(29 December 1903)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

There are 3364 births, 3919 deaths, 1121 murders, 495 disasters and 2076 other events about 5719 people in 6424 places until today.

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

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Place de Grève, IVe, Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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Friday 19th of June 1699 (-) — Murderess Angélique Tiquet is executed by beheading
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Monday 25th of April 1791 (-) — Highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier is executed by the Guillotine
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Monday 3rd of October 1796 (-) — Robber Joseph Lesurques is executed by the Guillotine
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