King of the Gypsies, Emil Mitchell died this date, October 16, 1942.
Emil became king in 1884, in a large ceremony held in Cleveland, Ohio. Because he was buried with many treasures, his grave was heavily concreted to prevent looting.
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Grissel Jaffray was burned at the stake during the Scottish Witch Trials, which tried 4,000–6,000 people. As the last person executed for witchcraft in Dundee, she is commemorated in the city with a plaque at her execution site. #DeathAtlas #Scotland #history #witchtrials #Scottishwitchtrials

The actress died when her car crashed into a tractor-trailer hidden by mosquito-spray fog. Her lover Brody and driver Harrison also died, but her children, including 3-year-old Mariska Hargitay, survived. Many speculated the crash was caused by a Satanic curse. #DeathAtlas #Hollywood #CA

Alessandro Moreschi was the last Sistine Chapel castrato and the only one to make solo recordings. Italian castrati were trained to preserve high vocal ranges, peaking in the 17th–18th centuries. Moreschi joined the choir in 1883, recorded in 1902–1904, retired in 1913, and died in 1922. #DeathAtlas

In 1959, nine experienced Soviet hikers died mysteriously on Kholat Syakhl in the Ural Mountains. Their tent was cut open from inside, and inadequately dressed bodies were found 1.5 km away. Six died of hypothermia and three of severe trauma, sparking decades of speculation.
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Author; Sherwood Anderson:
The 64-year-old American writer died of peritonitis after accidentally swallowing an olive that had a toothpick inside.
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Andrew Myrick, a trader who told starving members of the Dakota tribe to "eat grass or dung." On the first day of the Dakota War of 1862, his head was cut off and his mouth was stuffed with grass. #DeathAtlas

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April 27, 2024, 30yr old Mica Miller died at Lumber River State Park near Orrum. NC.Mica called 911 & asked if dispatchers could locate her phone.Robeson Cty E911 Communications Center found her location & dispatched deputies.Her body was later found in the Lumber River S.P. area.
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Thomas Mantell,1948
The 25 yr old P-51 Mustang fighter pilot crashed while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object near Franklin, Kentucky, thus becoming the first person known to have died as a result of a UFO sighting. #DeathAtlas

Thornton Jones, Wales, 1924.

The lawyer from Bangor, Gwynedd, slit his own throat while he was having a nightmare.An inquest at Bangor delivered a verdict of "suicide while temporarily insane"
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