But unearthing the treasures may have been a dangerous move — soon after the King Tut discovery was announced, rumors about a curse on his tomb's defilers began to circulate. They weren't taken seriously — until Lord Carnarvon came down with a mysterious fever and died.
The King tut curse gained credibility when word came from Lord Carnarvon's home in England at 1:50 a.m.-the exact moment of Lord Carnarvon's death—that his favorite dog had suddenly collapsed and died. And at precisely the same moment, Cairo was plunged into darkness, due to an unexplainable power failure.