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German pirate Klein Henszlein and 33 of his crew are beheaded in Hamburg.

Historical image related to German pirate Klein Henszlein and 33 of his crew are beheaded in Hamburg. from September 10, 1573

Klein Henszlein

16th-century German pirate

Klein Henszlein [Klaus Hanslein] was a German pirate active from 1560 to 1573 who raided shipping in the North Sea until his defeat and capture by a fleet from Hamburg. Taken back to Hamburg, Henszlein and his men were paraded through the city streets before being beheaded on…
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Decapitation

Complete separation of the head from the body.

Decapitation is the total separation of the head from the body. Such an injury is always fatal to humans and all vertebrate animals, since it deprives the brain of oxygenated blood by way of severing through the jugular vein and common carotid artery, while all other organs are…
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Hamburg

City and state in Germany

Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and 7th-largest in the European Union with a population of over 1.9 million. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region has a population of over 5.1 million and is the…
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September 10

Day of the year

September 10 is the 253rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 112 days remain until the end of the year.
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