Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 5 October 1930

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

He was the first person sentenced to death by hanging under a congressional act that made it a capital offense to kill a federal agent. At the time of his execution he was still crippled from his wounds and had to be carried to the gallows on a stretcher and supported by deputy marshals.
(24 March 1936)

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There are 3347 births, 3884 deaths, 1122 murders, 492 disasters and 2018 other events about 5697 people in 6343 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 5th of October 1930 94 Years Ago
48 Die in R101 Experimental airship crash and fire in Le Clos Marotte, Allonne, Oise, France. It was Britain’s largest aircraft ever and this was it's maiden flight from Cardington to Karachi, India. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R101