Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 1 March 1955

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

Strydom was sentenced to death but the South African government declared a moratorium on capital punishment in 1990. He was released in 1992. The square has since been renamed Lilian Ngoyi Square.
(15 November 1988)

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There are 3366 births, 3926 deaths, 1121 murders, 497 disasters and 2076 other events about 5724 people in 6428 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 1st of March 1955 70 years ago
Murderer James L. Riggins is executed by hanging at the age of 26 in United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. The drop didn't break Riggins' neck, he slowly suffocated for eighteen minutes and forty seconds.