29th year - N° 185 Friday, 4 July 2014

BIRTH(+)FACT(᙮)DEATH(-)
29th year - N° 185 Friday, 4 July 2014

4 July / Today's 8 Events:

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(+) 224 years ago Sunday 4th of July 1790 Surveyor and geographer George Everest is born in Gwernvale Manor, Crickhowell, Wales, United Kingdom.

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(x) 136 years ago Thursday 4th of July 1878 17-year-old Serial killer Henry Howard Holmes, originally Herman Webster Mudgett aka The Torture Doctor marries Clara A. Lovering in Alton, New Hampshire, United States.

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(x) 104 years ago Monday 4th of July 1910 32-year-old Boxer Jack John Arthur Johnson aka The Galveston Giant known for becoming the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion wins from white Jim Jeffries in the World Championship in 'The Fight of the Century' in Reno, Nevada, United States. Johnson's victory caused huge race-riots all over the country. In all, riots occurred in more than 25 states and 50 cities. Twenty people were killed across America from the riots, and hundreds more were injured.

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(x) 95 years ago Friday 4th of July 1919 22-year-old Doctor and serial killer Marcel André Henri Félix Petiot aka The Triangular Chamber of Death Murderer is discharged from the army in Paris, Île-de-France, France. He was diagnosed as suffering from mental disorder, neurasthenia, depression, melancholia, obsession and phobia.

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(x) 48 years ago Monday 4th of July 1966 41-year-old Wiener Aktionist Otto Muehl performs 'Materialaktion nr. 30 / Vietnamparty' in Perinetkeller, Perinetgasse 1, Wien, Wien, Austria.

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(-) 44 years ago Saturday 4th of July 1970 Artist Barnett Newman known for Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue? dies of a heart attack at the age of 65 in New York City, New York, United States.

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(x) 27 years ago Saturday 4th of July 1987 74-year-old SS-Hauptsturmführer Klaus Nikolaus Barbie aka The Butcher of Lyon is sentenced to life imprisonment in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France.

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4 years ago The Eyes had it Sunday 4th of July 2010 Miniature cliffs in a flower pot resulting from frostbite on our rooftop terrace in Oudstrijdersstraat 35, Borgerhout, Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium.

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