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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

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Helen's Reef

Rockall, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Tuesday 28th of June 1904 (x) — .
A group of 26 survivors were found by the Grimsby trawler Sylvia. 32 more were picked up by the British steamer Cervonax and 70, including Captain Gundal, by the German steamer Energie. Some of the 160 survivors spent up to eight days in open lifeboats before rescue.