33rd year - N° 114 Tuesday, 24 April 2018

BIRTH(+)FACT(᙮)DEATH(-)
33rd year - N° 114 Tuesday, 24 April 2018

24 April / Today's 16 Events:

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(+) 231 years ago Tuesday 24th of April 1787 Chemist Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila, originally Mateu Josep Bonaventura Orfila i Rotger known for founding the science of toxicology is born in Mahón, Menorca, Spain.

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(+) 162 years ago Thursday 24th of April 1856 General Philippe Henri Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain is born in Cauchy-à-la-Tour, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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(x) 144 years ago Friday 24th of April 1874 Outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber and murderer Jesse Woodson James is born in Kearney, Missouri, United States.

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(+) 122 years ago Friday 24th of April 1896 Victim of Louise Masset Manfred Louis Masset is born in London, Greater London, United Kingdom.

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(+) 115 years ago Friday 24th of April 1903 Founder of the Falange Española José Antonio Primo de Rivera is born in Madrid, Área metropolitana de Madrid, Spain.

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(+) 114 years ago Sunday 24th of April 1904 Abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning is born in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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(+) 84 years ago Tuesday 24th of April 1934 Actress Shirley MacLaine, originally Shirley MacLean Beaty is born in Richmond, Virginia, United States.

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(x) 76 years ago Friday 24th of April 1942 Start of the trial against 28-year-old Serial killer Gordon Frederick Cummins aka The Blackout Ripper in Old Bailey Criminal Court, London, Greater London, United Kingdom. Cummins' trial had to be restarted with new jury on 27 April due to a legal technicality.

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(+) 76 years ago Friday 24th of April 1942 Singer-songwriter and actress Barbra Streisand, originally Barbara Joan Streisand is born in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States.

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(x) 40 years ago Monday 24th of April 1978 Unidentified serial killer Zodiac writes an 'I am back'-letter to The San Francisco Chronicle in San Francisco, California, United States.

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(x) 34 years ago Tuesday 24th of April 1984 45-year-old Serial killer Robert Christian Hansen aka The Aviation Hunter is taken on a flight to locate some of his victims' bodies in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. Three days later Hansen located seven bodies, all near the Knik River.

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17 years ago The Eyes had it Tuesday 24th of April 2001 Excavations for an underground railway line in Centraal Station, Astridplein, Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium.

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(+) 13 years ago Sunday 24th of April 2005 The world's first cloned dog Snuppy is born in Seoul National University, Seoel, Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea. Snuppy was created using a cell from an ear from an adult Afghan hound and involved 123 surrogate mothers of which only three produced pups. Snuppy being the sole survivor. Snuppy was named as a portmanteau of the initials of the Seoul National University (SNU) and the word 'puppy'.

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(x) 5 years ago Wednesday 24th of April 2013 1.129 die in Rana Plaza building collapse in Rana Plaza, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Approximately 2.515 injured people were rescued from the building alive.

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(-) 1 years ago Somebody Had to Do it Monday 24th of April 2017 Murderer Jack Harold Jones is executed by lethal injection at the age of 52 in Cummins Unit, Varner, Arkansas, United States. Jones' last meal request was for three pieces of fried chicken, potato logs with tartar sauce, beef jerky bites, three Butterfinger bars, a chocolate milkshake with Butterfinger bits and fruit punch. Jones' last words were "I forgive my executioners; somebody has to do it". Three hours later Marcel Williams was also exceuted.

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(-) 1 years ago Monday 24th of April 2017 Murderer Marcel Wayne Williams is executed by lethal injection at the age of 47 in Cummins Unit, Varner, Arkansas, United States. Williams' last meal request was for three pieces of fried chicken, banana pudding, nachos with chili cheese and jalapeno, and potato logs with ketchup.

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