30th year - N° 259 Wednesday, 16 September 2015

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30th year - N° 259 Wednesday, 16 September 2015

16 September / Today's 11 Events:

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(-) 279 years ago Sunday 16th of September 1736 Physicist, engineer and glass blower Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit dies of unknown causes at the age of 50 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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(+) 128 years ago Friday 16th of September 1887 Artist Jean / Hans Arp is born in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France.

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(+) 91 years ago Tuesday 16th of September 1924 Actress Lauren Bacall, originally Betty Joan Perske is born in Bronx, New York, New York, United States.

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(+) 88 years ago Friday 16th of September 1927 Actor Peter Michael Falk known for his role as Lt. Columbo is born in New York City, New York, United States. Falk's right eye was surgically removed when he was three because of a retinoblastoma; he wore an artificial eye for most of his life.

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(+) 80 years ago Monday 16th of September 1935 Minimal artist Carl Andre is born in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.

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(x) 44 years ago Thursday 16th of September 1971 38-year-old Serial killer Joachim Georg Kroll aka Jockel aka Der Ruhrkannibale moves into his new flat in Friesenstraße 11, Laar, Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

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(-) 38 years ago She Was Lonely and Unhappy Friday 16th of September 1977 Soprano Maria Callas, originally Mengeghini-Calogeropoulou aka La Divina dies of a heart attack at the age of 54 in 36 Avenue Georges-Mandel, XVIe, Paris, Île-de-France, France. Callas spent her last years living largely in isolation.

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(-) 35 years ago Tuesday 16th of September 1980 Developmental psychologist and philosopher Jean Piaget dies of unknown causes at the age of 84 in Genève, Romandie, Switzerland. Per his request Piaget was buried with his family in an unmarked grave in the Cimetière des Rois in Genève.

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(-) 13 years ago Monday 16th of September 2002 Serial killer Archibald Thomson Hall aka The Monster Butler aka Roy Fontaine dies of a stroke at the age of 78 in Kingston Prison, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Hall made numerous suicide attempts in prison which were all unsuccessful.

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10 years ago The Eyes had it Friday 16th of September 2005 Workers taking an obligatory power nap during the construction of a Piggery installation by Wim Delvoye at the Convergence exhibition in 798 Art District, Dashanzi, Beijing, Hebei, China.

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9 years ago The Eyes had it Saturday 16th of September 2006 Dolfijntje is one of the four 'Reuskens' from Borgerhout dating from around 1712. On this day the original 'Reuskens' were taken out on for the annual street parade for the last time in Borgerhout, Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium.

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