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Events on Saturday 17 January 1874 1
1811 – 1874Chang and Eng Bunker (1811-1874)Died 17 January 1874, aged 62Born conjoined in Siam, the Bunker twins toured internationally as performers before settling as farmers in North Carolina, marrying two sisters and fathering twenty-one children between them. Their fame gave rise to the term Siamese twins for conjoined twins generally. Chang died first, from a blood clot, and Eng died a few hours later.