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February 4, 211 CE

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Joel Byers

On February 4, 211 CE, Roman Emperor Septimius Severus died and left the Roman Empire to his two sons, Caracalla and Geta, who hated each other. Caracalla and Geta hated each other so much that they would only stay in the same room with each other if… Continue reading →

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October 22, 1969

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Joel Byers

On October 22, 1969, British rock star, Paul McCartney denied the early rumors of his death. He said that he was most definitely alive, as he wasn’t scheduled to die until sometime after 2021. He did say he wasn’t sure about… Continue reading →

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May 4, 1949

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Joel Byers

On May 4, 1949, almost the entire Torino soccer team (a professional Italian team) was killed when their airplane crashed while trying to land at the Turin-Aeritalia Airport. Only two players of the Torino team escaped and it was only because they weren’t on the plane. The team was flying back from a friendly game … Continue reading →

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May 1, 305

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Joel Byers

On May 1, 305 CE, Diocletian and Maximian, the co-emperors of Rome retired. This was the first time a Roman Emperor had voluntarily abdicated the throne to allow new blood to take over. Diocletian rode out in the sunset to his little old palace on the Dalmatian coast and tended to his vegetable gardens until … Continue reading →

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January 24, 1965

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Joel Byers

On January 24, 1965, former Prime Minister of England, Winston Churchill died at the age of 90 after living a life of eating too much, drinking too much, smoking too much and poking others, both friend and enemy, with his sarcastic wit. It should be noted that Churchill’s enjoyment of his vices did not sit … Continue reading →

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December 14, 1799

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Joel Byers

On December 14, 1799 First American President George Washington died after a very, brief illness. What killed him? No one is sure. On December 13th he was healthy and on December 14th he was dead. He was seen by his doctors and they said he had caught an illness from wearing wet clothes. They decided … Continue reading →

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October 14, 1862

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Joel Byers

On October 14, 1862, Brooklyn baseball player James Creighton did something that has not been repeated since. While playing against the Morrisania team he swung viciously at a pitch and hit a homerun. Because of how hard he swung, he ruptured his abdominal wall and gave himself a hernia. He died four days later from … Continue reading →

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March 29, 2017

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 29, 2017, a man’s body was found inside a 7 meter (23 foot) long reticulated python in Sulawesi, Indonesia. The villagers of the area noticed that Akbar (no last name given) had been missing for 24 hours and they found the python (no last name given) sluggish and sleepy in the area where … Continue reading →

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May 8, 1794

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1794 Frenchman Antoine Lavoisier was executed by guillotine for the crime of adulterating the nation’s tobacco with water along with other crimes. Lavoisier is the chemist who discovered oxygen. Many people say that the lack of oxygen is what caused his death. I say it was having his head … Continue reading →

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March 4, 2008

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2008, Gary Gygax the creater of Dungeons and Dragons died at the age of 69. Contrary to conservative southern preachers, the devil did not show up in person to collect his soul. He sent his minions Orcus and Juiblex. Gygax died at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and … Continue reading →

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