33rd year - N° 109 Thursday, 19 April 2018

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33rd year - N° 109 Thursday, 19 April 2018

19 April / Today's 24 Events:

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(-) 964 years ago Wednesday 19th of April 1054 152nd Pope Leo IX, originally Bruno of Egisheim-Dagsburg dies of unknown causes at the age of 52 in Vatican City, Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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(-) 329 years ago Tuesday 19th of April 1689 Queen of Sweden Kristina Augusta dies of a lung bleeding at the age of 63 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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(-) 194 years ago Monday 19th of April 1824 Poet George Gordon Byron aka Lord Byron dies of violent fever due to sepsis at the age of 36 in Missolonghi, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece.

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(-) 136 years ago Wednesday 19th of April 1882 Naturalist, geologist and evolutionary theorist Charles Robert Darwin dies of coronary thrombosis at the age of 73 in Down House, Downe, Greater London, United Kingdom. Darwin's last words were "I am not the least afraid of death".

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(+) 115 years ago Sunday 19th of April 1903 American Prohibition agent Eliot Ness known for his legendary team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables is born in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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(-) 112 years ago Thursday 19th of April 1906 Magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity pioneer Pierre Curie has his skull crushed by a horse drawn cart as he slipped in the street at the age of 47 in Rue Dauphine, VIe, Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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(x) 91 years ago She Behaved Bad and Good Tuesday 19th of April 1927 34-year-old Actress, singer and sex symbol Mae Mary Jane West is sentenced to 10 days imprisonment for obscenity during her play 'Sex' in New York City, New York, United States. West got out of jail two days early due to good behaviour.

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(-) 90 years ago It Was a Beautiful World Thursday 19th of April 1928 Bootlegger and murderer Charles Charlie Birger, originally Shachna Itzak Birger is executed by hanging at the age of 47 in Benton, Illinois, United States. Birger shook hands with the 'humane hangman' Philip Hanna and his final words were "It's a beautiful world."

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(+) 85 years ago Wednesday 19th of April 1933 Actress Jayne Mansfield, originally Vera Jayne Palmer aka The Working Man's Monroe is born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States.

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(+) 76 years ago He Was not Too Sad Yet Sunday 19th of April 1942 Artist Bas Jan Bastiaan Johan Christiaan Ader is born in Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands.

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(+) 69 years ago Tuesday 19th of April 1949 Fashion designer Paloma Picasso, originally Anne Paloma Ruiz-Picasso y Gilot is born in Vallauris, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

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(+) 69 years ago There Were no Balloons Tuesday 19th of April 1949 Truck driver Larry Lawrence Richard Walters aka Lawnchair Larry aka The Lawn Chair Pilot is born in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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(x) 55 years ago Friday 19th of April 1963 38-year-old Satan worshipper and serial rapist Edward John Louis Paisnel aka The Beast of Jersey assaults an unidentified 9-year-old boy in Saint Saviour, Jersey, United Kingdom.

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(-) 51 years ago There Was Nothing to Weep About Wednesday 19th of April 1967 First Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer dies of pneumonia at the age of 91 in Rhöndorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Adenauer's last words were "Da jitt et nix zo kriesche!" (Cologne dialect for "There's nothin' to weep about!")

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(x) 51 years ago Wednesday 19th of April 1967 42-year-old Wiener Aktionist Otto Muehl performs 'Aktion nr. 42 / Aktion für das Österreichische Fernsehen' in Perinetkeller, Perinetgasse 1, Wien, Wien, Austria.

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(x) 47 years ago Monday 19th of April 1971 37-year-old Family leader Charles Milles Manson, originally no name Maddox known for conspiracy to murder Sharon Tate is sentenced to death for the Tate/LaBianca murders in Los Angeles, California, United States. Along with Manson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten were also sentenced to death.

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(x) 41 years ago He Told Sam to Shut up Harvey Tuesday 19th of April 1977 24-year-old Serial killer David Richard Berkowitz, originally Richard David Falco aka Son of Sam mails a second threatening letter to his neighbour Sam Carr to shut up his dog Harvey in 35 Pine Street, Yonkers, New York, United States.

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(-) 29 years ago Wednesday 19th of April 1989 Writer and playwright Daphne du Maurier dies of natural causes at the age of 82 in Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom.

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(-) 26 years ago Sunday 19th of April 1992 Kristen Dawn French is abducted, sexually assaulted and asphyxiated by serial killer Paul Bernardo aka The Scarborough Rapist aka The Schoolgirl Killer in Holy Cross Secondary School, 460 Linwell Road, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. French was held in captivity for three days during which Bernardo and Homolka videotaped themselves torturing and subjecting the 15-year-old to sexual humiliation and degradation while forcing her to drink large amounts of alcohol. French's naked body was found in a ditch along No. 1 Sideroad in north Burlington on 30 April 1992.

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(-) 25 years ago He Was Totally Waco Monday 19th of April 1993 Leader of the Branch Davidians religious sect David Koresh, originally Vernon Wayne Howell dies of a gunshot wound to the head during the course of the final FBI advance in which the Branch Davidians were to be removed from their compound by force at the age of 34 in Mount Carmel Center, Waco, Texas, United States. The siege began on 28 February when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided Mount Carmel Center and ended when the FBI set the building on fire. Koresh and 79 others were found dead after the conflagration.

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(x) 23 years ago Wednesday 19th of April 1995 27-year-old Terrorist Timothy James 'Tim' McVeigh aka The Oklahoma City Bomber drives a rented Ryder truck with an ANNM explosive device mounted in the back in front of the building in Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, 200 Northwest 5th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. The explosion killed 186 people and injured more than 680 others, and destroyed one-third of the building. The blast destroyed or damaged 324 other buildings within a 16-block radius, shattered glass in 258 nearby buildings, and destroyed or burned 86 cars, causing an estimated 652 million dollars worth of damage. The bomb consisted of about 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg) of ammonium nitrate and nitromethane.

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(-) 19 years ago Monday 19th of April 1999 Multiple murderer Yuhui Li is executed by the firing squad at the age of 47 in Shantou, Guangdong, China.

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(-) 18 years ago Wednesday 19th of April 2000 Child killer Robert Glen Coe is executed by lethal injection at the age of 44 in Tennessee State Prison, Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Coe's last meal request was for fried catfish, white beans, hush puppies, coleslaw, french fries, pecan pie and sweet tea.

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(-) 9 years ago Sunday 19th of April 2009 Writer James Graham Ballard dies of prostate cancer at the age of 79 in Goldhawk Road, Shepherd's Bush, London, Greater London, United Kingdom.

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