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On this day, July 13, 1955, British nightclub hostess Ruth Ellis was hanged.
#British nightclub hostess Ruth Ellis was #BornOnThisDay, Oct. 9, 1926. Remembered for being the last woman to be hanged in the #UnitedKingdom after being convicted of the #murder of her paramour, David Blakely on July 13, 1955, (age 28) #RIP #MentalHealthAwareness #GoneTooSoon
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Thu Jul 13, 2023: On this day, July 13, 1955, British nightclub hostess Ruth Ellis was hanged.
Wed Jul 13, 2022: British nightclub hostess Ruth Ellis was hanged on this day, July 13, 1955.