Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 12 January 1950

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

Becker's electrocution took nine minutes, causing him intense agony, and was described for years afterward as "the clumsiest execution in the history of Sing Sing."
(30 July 1915)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 12th of January 1950 75 Years Ago
64 Die in HMS Truculent (P315) collision in Thames Estuary, Essex, United Kingdom. The Swedish oil tanker Divina's bow struck the Trucluent by the starboard bow hydroplane and remained locked together for a few seconds before the submarine sank. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Truculent_(P315)