Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
For Webster's execution hangman William Marwood used his newly developed 'long drop' technique to cause instantaneous death.
(29 July 1879)
There are 3283 births, 3750 deaths, 1080 murders, 487 disasters and 1933 other events about 5571 people in 6154 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 10th of April 1959 61 years ago |
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Murderer Leonard Melvin Shockley is executed by the gas chamber at the age of 17 in Maryland State Penitentiary, East Madison Street, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Shockley was the last instance of a juvenile being executed in America. His 23-year-old brother Harold Edward received life in prison. |
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