Template:Did you know nominations/Pierre David (mayor)
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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 22:09, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
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Pierre David (mayor)
[[File:|140px|Bust of Pierre David ]]
Bust of Pierre David
- ... that the heart of Pierre David (bust pictured) was found in a Belgian fountain in August 2020? "Officials in the city of Verviers, east of Liège, said on Tuesday that the heart of the city’s first mayor, Pierre David, was found during renovation works of an eponymous fountain in the city centre. The discovery on 20 August confirms a years-long urban legend passed down across generations according to which, upon his death, David’s heart was placed inside a fountain built and named after him." from: "Belgian mayor's heart dug out of fountain during renovation works". The Brussels Times. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ALT1:... that Pierre David (bust pictured), mayor of Verviers, died from a fall while unjamming his hayloft door? "Un accident mit fin brutalement à la vie de cet homme de bien : sa résidence comprenait un fenil ; le matin du 30 juin 1839, Pierre David s'y rendit afin d'ouvrir une porte pour aérer le foin ... la pluie en avait gonflé le bois si bien que, sous la poussée du maïeur, porte et gonds se détachèrent vers l'extérieur entraînant le malheureux dans cette chute ; sa tête fut broyée et la mort instantanée." which I translate as: "An accident brought the life of this good man to a brutal end: his residence included a hayloft; on the morning of June 30, 1839, Pierre David went there to open a door to air out the hay; ... the rain had swelled the wood so much that, under the pressure of the mayor, the door and the hinges were detached towards the outside, dragging the unfortunate man into this fall; his head was crushed and death was instantaneous." from: page 160 of:Léon, Paul (1979). Biographie Nationale (PDF) (Volume 41 Supplement 13 ed.). Brussels: Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 18:12, 3 September 2020 (UTC).
Article is new enough and long enough per criteria. Generally well-sourced and neutrally written, no incidences of copyvio. The original hook seems a lot more interesting and clearly sourced, though ALT1 works too with less "interesting"ness to it. Regardless, good to go. Juxlos (talk) 03:26, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
