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Remembering King Alexander of Greece, dead a century after monkey bite
Original: Alexander of # Greece died OTD in 1920 from the effects of a monkey bite https:// cromwell-intl.com/travel/greec e/mykon
King Alexander I of Greece died on this day in 1920 at age 27, weeks after being bitten by a macaque at the royal palace gardens in Athens. The king, who reigned from 1917 to 1920 amid a national split over World War I, developed sepsis from the wound. The anniversary is being marked in history and travel discussions recalling his unusual death and its political aftermath.
Why now: The anniversary of his death falls today, prompting commemorative posts and renewed interest in the bizarre circumstances.
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- Alexander of # Greece died OTD in 1920 from the effects of a monkey bite https:// cromwell-intl.com/travel/greec e/mykonos.html?s=mb # travel # history · bobthetraveler@mastodon.world · 4
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