The day before, with Heirens's parents and the victims' families attending and Chief Justice Harold G. Ward presiding, Heirens admitted his guilt on the burglary and murder charges. (5 September 1946)
There are 3359 births, 3911 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.
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Monday 25th of April 1859 (x) — British and French engineers start digging the Suez Canal The excavation took some 10 years using forced labour of Egyptian workers during the first years. The inauguration of the Suez Canal was on 17 November 1869.