December 5, 1952 London, England A smog cloud rests on the city, killing 4,000 and injuring 200,000 by the time it lifts on December 9 The smog cloud was a result of a combination of windless weather, winter temperatures, and airborne pollutants primarily comprised of coal. The smog did not create a panic as London…
FLW: Mozart’s death
Famous Last Words Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart December 5, 1791 "Stay with me tonight; you must see me die. I have long had the taste of death on my tongue, I smell death, and who will stand by my Constanze, if you do not stay?" Mozart died at just 35 years of age, his reason for…
John Irving Bentley’s spontaneous combustion (graphic)
December 5, 1966 Coudersport, Pennsylvania Dr. John Irving Bentley dies in the bathroom of his home, allegedly from spontaneous human combustion On the morning of December 5, a meter reader named Don Gosnell let himself in Dr. Bentley's home to read the meter as he was allowed to do owing to Dr. Bentley's infirmity. While…
