Death Anniversary Thread

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Mary Tudor, Queen of France died 480 years ago aged 37 at Westhorpe Manor, Suffolk, she was born at Sheen Palace, London, was a Princess of England by birth, and by marriage to King Louis XII, Queen Consort of France and by his second marriage, Duchess of Suffolk. Sister of Henry VIII of England, she was the grandmother of Joan Grey, the so-called "Queen of Nine Days".

D'Artagnan died 350 years ago, French soldier from Lupiac, Gascony, died in Maastricht, Netherlands, served King Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard, killed during the Siege of Maastricht in the Franco-Dutch War, In literature, became became famous as a fictional character created by Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras and, later, was one of the most important characters of the writer Alexandre Dumas. D'Artagnan is considered the fourth musketeer, as the three would be Athos, Aramis and Porthos. His character also appears briefly in "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand

Jean Cugnot was a French cyclist born in Paris and died 90 years ago in Versailles, he participated in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he won two medals, a gold in the tandem race, pairing with Lucien Choury, and a bronze at individual speed

John Calhoun Phillips was governor of Arizona between 1929 and 1931, died at age 72 80 years ago, and was born in Vermont (Illinois), Considered an unattractive man with a sense of humor, Phillips referred to himself as "the ugliest man from Arizona". Phillips died of a heart attack while fishing on Lake Mary near Flagstaff, Arizona.

 

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Its 31 years since the death of Scottish-born British architect Sir James Stirling.

A graduate of the University of Liverpool, he established a partnership with James Gowan, designing a small housing development, then the University of Leicester Department of Engineering Building. Stirling and Gowan split in 1963, Stirling then going on to design buildings for both Oxford and Cambridge Universities, Olivetti and St. Andrews University. Stirling won the Pritzker Prize in 1981, and was commissioned for even more prestigious projects, such as Tate Liverpool.

 

He was awarded a knighthood in 1992, but three days after the announcement, he went into hospital for a routine herma operation, and subsequently died after surgical complications, aged 66. The Stirling Prize is named for him.

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American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist Michael Jackson died on this day 14 years ago, aged 50. He was the eighth child of the Jackson family. Jackson made his public debut in 1954 with his older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5. Jackson began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown Records. He became a solo star with his 1979 album Off the Wall. His music videos, including those for "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller" from his 1982 album Thriller, are credited with breaking racial barriers and transforming the medium into an artform and promotional tool. He helped propel the success of MTV and continued to innovate with videos for the Albums Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995), and Invincible (2001). Thriller became the best-selling album of all time, while Bad was the first album to produce five US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles. He is known as the "King of Pop". He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.

 

 

American actress Farrah Fawcett died on this day 14 years ago, aged 62. Fawcett began her career in the 1960s appearing in commercials and guest roles on television. During the 1970s, She appeared in numerous television series, including recurring roles on Harry O (1974-1976), and The Six Million Dollar Man (1974-1978). Her iconic red swimsuit poster sold six million copies in its first year in print. Fawcett's breakthrough role was the role of private investigator Jill Munroe in Charlie's Angels, which co-starred Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith. In 1983, Fawcett received positive reviews for her performance in the Off-Broadway play Extremities. She was subsequently cast in the 1986 film version and received a Golden Globe nomination. She received Emmy Award nominations for her role as a battered wife in The Burning Bed (1984) and for her portrayal of real-life murderer Diane Downs in Small Sacrifices (1989). Her 1980s work in TV movies earned her four additional Golden Globe nominations.

 

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Faarah Fawcet was the winner of the Groucho Marx Memorial Badly Timed Celebrity Death Award in 2009.

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On this day 20 years ago, Cameroonian football player Marc-Vivien Foé died of heart failure while playing the semifinal of 2003 Confederations Cup against Colombia. He was only 28.

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Denis Thatcher died on this day 20 years ago, aged 88.

- Thatcher's family owned a paint preservative business, which he joined once he turned 18.

- During World War II, Thatcher served in Italy. His highest military rank was a major.

- Thatcher first married Margot Kempson in 1942, divorcing her in 1948- their six-year marriage was quite an unhappy one. His second wife, who he married in 1951, was Margaret "Milk Snatcher" Roberts.

- Denis' would sell his family business to Castrol in 1965, but would continue running it and became a member of Castrol's board of directors. Burmah Oil took over Castrol the following year, and Denis also received a high position within the company; he retired in 1975.

- In 1979, Denis became the first male SOTPMUK (spouse of the prime minister of the United Kingdom) when Margaret was elected Prime Minister. He was known for his very short speeches and advocation for the abolition of the death penalty.

- Denis would be made a baronet following his wife's resignation as PM in 1990- this is the most recent baronetcy to be created.

- Denis was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1992, which led to his debut on the DeathList in 1994. He beat the disease, but would appear on the DeathList again in 2003.

- Denis had heart surgery in January of 2003, but was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June and died two weeks after diagnosis. Denis was the fifth hit of 2003, and followed that night by Strom Thurmond.

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1660 years ago, at the age of 32, Emperor Juliano died in Samarra, Iraq, he was born in Constantinople, a man of notable intellectual training, his reign, which lasted only twenty months, was marked by the pretense of harmonizing culture and justice with the values of the ancient pagan religion of Rome. Julian was wounded by an unknown spear and succumbed to the wound.

Karl Landsteiner born in Baden, Austria, died in New York 80 years ago at the age of 75, he won the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1930, for the classification of blood groups, ABO system, and was discoverer of the RH factor, he discovered - in cooperation with Erwin Popper - The Infectious Character of Polio and Isolated Polio Virus

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On this day 10 years ago, French Olympian Alain Mimoun died aged 92.

He won the 1956 Olympic marathon in Melbourne at 35 years, becoming the oldest Olympic champion in marathon. However this record was broke in 1984 by Carlos Lopes who won the Olympic marathon at 37.

He was the third and last French Olympic Champion in marathon (the 4th and last medalist overall).

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Tove Jansson died on this day 22 years ago, aged 86.

- Jansson was from an artistic family; her father Viktor was a sculptor and her mother Signe was a graphic designer. Her brother Per became a photographer, and her other brother Lars became a cartoonist, like her.

- Jansson first made paintings in her 20s, and her first art exhibition was in 1943 (considering WWII, I doubt attendance was high).

- Up to 1953, Jansson was a political cartoonist for Garm magazine- one notable cartoon she made (in 1938) lampooned appeasement by depicting Hitler as a crying baby, and European leaders such as Neville Chamberlain giving him slices of cake representing the land Germany annexed:

- Jansson wrote her first children's book when she was 14- it was called Sara and Pelle and Neptune's Children.

- Jansson is most famous as the creator of the Moomins- children's books featuring a family of donkey-like trolls. She wrote the first book in the series, The Moomins and the Great Flood, in 1945, with the following book Comet in Moominland establishing most of the main characters. She wrote these from up to 1970- the series remains hugely popular in Finland today, and it has been adapted into TV shows, theatrical plays, video games, and even two theme parks:

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Walter Hugo Khouri was a filmmaker born in São Paulo, he died in São Paulo 20 years ago at the age of 73, he won many awards in his career

 

Walter Hugo Khouri – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre (wikipedia.org)

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American actor Jack Lemmon died on this day 22 years ago, aged 76. His film debut was a bit part as a plasterer in the film The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949). His best known films include Mister Roberts (1955, for which he won the year's Oscar for Best Supporting Actor), Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960), Days of Wine and Roses (1962), Irma la Douce (1963), The Great Race (1965), Save the Tiger (1973, for which he won Best Actor), The China Syndrome (1979), Missing (1982), and Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). He also acted in several Broadway plays, earning Tony Award nominations for Tribute and the 1986 revival of Long Day's Journey into Night.

 

 

English actress, best remembered for her roles in the Carry On franchise, appearing in 24 of the films Joan Sims died on this day 22 years ago, aged 71. Sims made her first film appearance in Will Any Gentleman? with George Cole in 1953, closely followed by Trouble in Store with Norman Wisdom. In 1954, she appeared as Miss Dawn in The Belles of St Trinian's. In 1958, Sims received a script from Peter Rogers; it was for Carry On Nurse. The film Carry On Sergeant had been a huge success at the box office and in the autumn of that year, Rogers and director Gerald Thomas began planning a follow-up. She first starred in Carry On Nurse, then Carry On Teacher, followed by Carry On Constable and Carry On Regardless, and this sealed her future as a regular Carry On performer.

 

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James Madison died on this day 187 years ago, aged 85.

- One of Madison's second cousins was another US president- that being Zachary Taylor (served 1849-1850).

- Madison is both the shortest and lightest president- he was 5'4" (1.6m) and weighed just 100 pounds (45 kg), meaning his BMI was 17.2 (very underweight). He was also known for his weak and shrill voice, so much that those who transcribed his debates often left [...]'s in the transcripts.

- One of his classmates at Princeton was future Vice President Aaron Burr.

- Madison served in the Second Continental Congress, and would be instrumental in the ratification of the Constitution in 1787 (so much that he is called the "Father of the Constitution"). In 1790, Madison also drafted its first ten amendments, better known as the Bill of Rights.

- Madison was a member of the inaugural Congress, elected to Virginia's 5th and 15th congressional districts. He served 4 terms in the House of Representatives.

- Afterwards, he was Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of State. During this time, he won the case of Marbury v. Madison, which ruled that courts can strike down laws that they deem to violate the Constitution.

- Madison won the 1808 election against Charles C. Pinckney with 122 electoral votes (to Pinckney's 47).

- Madison's presidency is largely defined by the War of 1812- in 1814, British troops burned the White House after Madison fled the city. Madison and his wife Dolley would take residence at the Octagon House while the White House was being rebuilt.

- Madison was reportedly bedridden in 1831 and 1832 (must've been a number 1 pick for deadpoolers back then). When on his deathbed, his doctors offered him medication to try to extend his life to July 4 (so he could die on the same day as presidents Adams, Jefferson, and Monroe). Madison refused.

- Despite his abolitionist views, Madison inherited over 100 slaves from his father after he died in 1801. This number dwindled to 36 at the time of Madison's death, and his wife Dolley had to sell them to pay off their family's debts. One slave, Paul Jennings, later wrote that he had been taught how to read and write, that Madison ordered his overseers never to harm them, and that they got Sundays off.

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Its 23 years since the death of British character actor Michael Ripper, aged 87. 

  

 

Starting out as a largely uncredited actor in 1930s shorts, he became a familiar figure as a supporting actor in the Hammer studio films, playing a coachman, local policeman, innkeeper or such. Additionally he appeared in four St. Trinians films (playing the Liftman in the latter three), and TV staples from the 50s to the 90s (e.g Adam Adamant Lives, The Saint, Minder, and EastEnders).

 

He had a recurring role in late 60s/early 70s teen detective drama Freewheelers, but became more widely known as Aunt Sally's owner in Jon Pertwee vehicle Worzel Gummidge, and to an older audience as chauffer Thomas to Bruce Montague's Leonard in Butterflies.

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Campos Sales born in Campinas, died in Santos at age 72 110 years ago, he was the 4th president of Brazil (1898-1902) as well as minister of justice (1889-1891), and ambassador of Brazil in Argentina (1912), between other state positions, During his mandate, the dispute over the delimitation of the border between Brazil and France was resolved. Such litigation was about the demarcation of the border between the state of Amapá and French Guiana, which had invaded Brazilian territory, annexing about 260 thousand km² of the state. After almost two centuries of disputes, the litigation was won by Brazil in 1900, through the agreement that became known as the Question of Amapá, determining that the border between the two territories was the Oiapoque river and returning to Brazil the area that had been taken .Campos Sales was the first Brazilian president to travel abroad

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campos_Sale

GG Allin died 30 years ago in New York, the singer from Lancaster, New Hampshire, was a punk rock vocalist and leader of several bands. He became famous for his live shows, which invariably featured Allin cutting himself with shards of glass and other objects; smashing his head with the microphone or inserting it in his anus; defecating on stage and ingesting the excrements, or passing them on his face and, many times, throwing feces at the audience, he was fatally victimized by a heroin overdose on June 28, 1993, at the age of 36. circus, with GG Allin half naked in the coffin, with a bottle of Jim Beam whiskey in hand, fans taking pictures with the dead idol, and several of his records with him in the coffin, as one of his wishes was to be buried with his records .

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/GG_Allin

 

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12 hours ago, Drewsky1211 said:

James Madison died on this day 187 years ago, aged 85.

Probably overpriced at £45million then.

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Heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary Archduke Franz Ferdinand died on this day 109 years ago, aged 50. Following the death of Crown Prince Rudolf in 1889 and the death of Karl Ludwig in 1896, Franz Ferdinand became the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His courtship of Sophie Chotek caused conflict within the imperial household, and their morganatic marriage in 1900 was only allowed after he renounced his descendents' rights to the throne. Franz Ferdinand held significant influence over military, and in 1913 he was appointed inspector general of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces. Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip. Franz Ferdinand's assassination led to the July Crisis and precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia, which in turn triggered a series of events that eventually led to Austria-Hungary's allies and Serbia's allies declaring war on each other, starting World War I.

 

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Steve Ditko died on this day 5 years ago, aged 90.

- Ditko became inspired to draw comics because of Batman artist Jerry Robinson, and he enrolled in NYC's School of Visual Arts when he found out he was teaching there. While attending, he also met Stan Lee.

- Ditko's professional comic-making career began in 1953, and soon found work at the studio of Jack Kirby and Joe Simon.

- In 1955, Ditko began working at Atlas Comics, which became Marvel Comics in 1961. In 1962, Ditko helped co-create Spider-Man with the aforementioned Lee, and was the chief artist for many of the comics.

- Ditko was also the sole creator of Doctor Strange, who debuted in 1963.

- Ditko would also work at Marvel's competitor DC Comics from 1968 to 1969, and return in 1975. He would retire from the comics business in 1998.

- After the release of The Amazing Spider-Man in 2012, Ditko claimed that he received no income from it nor the Sam Raimi trilogy; a neighbor, however, accidentally received one of his royalty checks. During the production of the 2016 Doctor Strange film, those involved purposely did not contact him, thinking he would disapprove of the movie.

- Ditko would get an "in memoriam" card in the credits of the 2018 Spider-Man PS4 game, as well as in those of the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (the latter was released after Lee's death in November of that year):

 

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Gunnar Vingren was born in Östra Husby, Östergötland, Sweden, and died aged 53 from stomach cancer 90 years ago, was a Swedish Pentecostal missionary evangelist. He worked in Brazil at the beginning of the 20th century, and founded the Assembly of God in Brazil with Daniel Berg.

Katharine Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut and died in Fenwick, Connecticut 20 years ago at the age of 96. Hepburn has won four Academy Awards, a record number for an entertainer, and has received a total of 12 Best Actress nominations — a number surpassed only by Meryl Streep. Hepburn also holds the record for the longest time gap between her first and last Oscar nominations, aged 48. She has received two awards and five BAFTA nominations, one award and six Emmy nominations, eight Golden Globe nominations, Tony nominations among numerous other awards and nominations

He had 11 appearances on Death List and was the 7th death of 2003

Jim Kelly was born in Paris, Kentucky and died in San Diego at age 67 10 years ago, was an American actor martial artist and tennis player who appeared in films of the martial arts genre in the 1970s. He became known in 1973 for his performance in the film Enter the Dragon, alongside the legendary Bruce Lee.

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American singer and actress Rosemary Clooney died on this day 21 years ago, aged 74. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me", "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There", "This Old House", and "Sway". She also had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly because of problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. She continued recording until her death.

 

 

American actress, singer, nightclub entertainer, and Playboy Playmate Jayne Mansfield died on this day 56 years ago, aged 34. Mansfield enjoyed success in the role of fictional actress Rita Marlowe in the Broadway play Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1955-1956), which she reprised the film adaptation of the same name (1957). Her other film roles include the musical comedy The Girl Can't Help It (1956), the drama The Wayward Bus (1957), the neo-noir Too Hot to Handle (1960), and the sex comedy Promises! Promises! (1963); the latter established Mansfield as the first major American actress to perform in a nude scene in a post-silent era film. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s while under contract at 20th Century Fox, Mansfield was known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts. Her film career was short-lived, but she had several box-office successes and won a Theatre World Award and a Golden Globe Award.

 

 

American actress Lana Turner died on this day 28 years ago, aged 74. During the early 1940s, Turner established herself as a leading lady and one of MGM's top stars, appearing in such films as the film noir Johnny Eager (1941); the musical Ziegfeld Girl (1941); the horror film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941); and the romantic war drama Somewhere I'll Find You (1942), one of several films in which she starred opposite Clark Gable. Turner's reputation as a glamorous femme fatale was enhanced by her critically acclaimed performance in the noir The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), a role which established her as a serious dramatic actress. Her popularity continued through the 1950s in dramas such as The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Peyton Place (1957), the latter for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. in 1992, Turner was diagnosed with throat cancer and died of the disease three years later.

 

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On this day 1 year ago, American World War II Medal of Honor recipient Hershel W. Williams passed away at the age of 98.

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Yitzhak Shamir died on this day 11 years ago, aged 96.

- Shamir's birth surname was Yezernitsky. "Shamir" was initially an alias he used on a forged ID card.

- Shamir's parents and sisters were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust; he escaped this terrible fate by emigrating to Palestine in 1935.

- Shamir soon joined the Lehi paramilitary group that opposed British control of the Zionist state, becoming one of its leaders in 1943. He took the nickname "Michael" after IRA leader Michael Collins, and orchestrated the assassination of Baron Moyne (Walter Guinness) in 1944.

- To avoid arrest, Shamir would disguise himself, but was detained when an officer recognized his signature bushy eyebrows. He would then be deported to a prison in British Eritrea; Lehi troops would soon murder the officer who arrested him. Shamir would break out of prison in 1947 and gained asylum in France. After Israel gained its independence in 1948, he would return there.

- Shamir would join Israel's Mossad (its equivalent of the CIA/MI6) in 1955, and directed the assassination of German scientists working on Egypt's missile program. He would resign from it in 1965.

- In 1973, Shamir was elected to the Knesset, becoming its speaker in 1977. In 1983, he was elected Prime Minister, though he was removed from the position in 1984 when a coalition government was formed. He would regain his role once Shimon Peres swapped back with him in 1986. He would be defeated by Yitzhak Rabin in the 1992 election, and stepped down from the Knesset in 1996.

- Shortly after, Shamir would be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease- he survived about 15 years with it, and would be moved to a nursing home in 2004.

- Shamir made 9 appearances on the DeathList between 1994 and 2012 (consecutively since 2007)- he was the sixth hit of 2012.

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Its 22 years since the death of former Liverpool manager Joe Fagan.

Born in Liverpool, he played professionally for Manchester City - a career interrupted by the second world war. After his playing career ended he moved to coaching, eventually ending up as a coach at Liverpool FC, and is credited with creating the Anfield 'boot room'. He was reserve team then first-team coach under Bill Shankley, and on Shankley's retirement continued under Bob Paisley, until 1979, when he became assistant manager. On Paisley's retirement in 1983 (40 years tomorrow) he became team manager, though he had no great ambition to take on the role.

 

In his first season, he became the first English  manager to win three major trophies - The European Cup (their fourth success, v Roma, on penalties), the Football League, and the League Cup.

 

The following season Liverpool had again been in the chase for three trophies, finishing runners-up in the League and losing in a semifinal replay in the FA Cup, but they had reached the European Cup Final - the ill-fated tie v Juventus, at Heysel, an event that, according to Kenny Dalglish, haunted him for the rest of his life. This was his last game in charge, and follwoing his retirement, he faded back to anonymity.

 

He died of cancer, aged 80.

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Charles Miller was born in São Paulo and died in the same place at the age of 78 70 years ago, he was the person who popularized football and rugby in Brazil, having played in 1892 for Corinthian (ENG),(one of the best teams of the time, having served as inspiration for the name of the Brazilian team Corinthians, world champion in 2012) and in 1893-1894 he played for St Mary´s, he was the son of a Scottish father

Thompson Oliha was born in Benin City was a Nigerian footballer, died 10 years ago in Ilorin, Nigeria He played in the 1994 Cup and two editions of the African Cup of Nations (1992, 3rd place and 1994, champion). Died due to complications from malaria

 

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American man who assassinated James A. Garfield Charles J. Guiteau died on this day 141 years ago, aged 40. Guiteau worked as a clerk at a Chicago law firm and passed a cursory examination to attain admission to the bar. Guiteau falsely believed he had played a major role in Garfield's election victory, for which he should have been rewarded with a consulship. He was so frustrated and offended by the Garfield administration's rejections of his applications to serve in Vienna or Paris that he decided to kill Garfield and shot him at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, DC Garfield died two months later from infections related to the wounds. In January 1882, Guiteau was sentenced to death for the crime and was hanged five months later.

 

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1 hour ago, Hell said:

American man who assassinated James A. Garfield Charles J. Guiteau died on this day 141 years ago 

 

Mr Garfield been shot down, shot down, shot down…