Death of a King
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Last week in New York I gave a talk about opera houses. I told the rather obscure story of King Gustav III of Sweden who was assassinated in 1792 in the lobby of the opera house he had built in Stockholm. He was assassinated during a masked ball.
After the talk a Swedish lady came up to me and told me she was related to one of the assassins.
This coincidence is separated by 220 years and two continents.
Date submitted:Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:30:25 +0000Coincidence ID:5716
