30th year - N° 185 Saturday, 4 July 2015

BIRTH(+)FACT(᙮)DEATH(-)
30th year - N° 185 Saturday, 4 July 2015

4 July / Today's 15 Events:

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(+) 225 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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(-) 189 years ago Tuesday 4th of July 1826 Founding Father and 3rd President of the United States Thomas Jefferson dies of toxemia, uremia and pneumonia at the age of 83 in Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.

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(-) 184 years ago Monday 4th of July 1831 4th President of the United States James Monroe dies of heart failure at the age of 73 in New York City, New York, United States.

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(+) 143 years ago Thursday 4th of July 1872 30th president of the United States Calvin John Coolidge is born in Plymouth, Vermont, United States.

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(x) 137 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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(+) 120 years ago Thursday 4th of July 1895 Cop killer IJje Wijkstra is born in Doezum, Groningen, Netherlands.

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(+) 113 years ago Friday 4th of July 1902 Mobster Meyer Lansky, originally Meier Suchowlański aka The Mob's Accountant is born in Grodno, Hrodzienskaja Vobłasć, Belarus.

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(x) 105 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) 96 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. Petiot was diagnosed as suffering from mental disorder, neurasthenia, depression, melancholia, obsession and phobia.

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(+) 87 years ago Wednesday 4th of July 1928 Actress Gina Luigina Lollobrigida is born in Subiaco, Lazio, Italy.

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(x) 49 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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(-) 45 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) 28 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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(-) 12 years ago Friday 4th of July 2003 Singer-songwriter Barry White, originally Barry Eugene Carter aka The Walrus of Love dies of renal failure at the age of 59 in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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5 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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