Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 14 August 1936

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Burke spent his last evening eating a final meal of steak, smoking six cigars and reading newspaper clippings about himself.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 14th of August 1936 89 years ago
Murderer Rainey Bethea is executed by hanging at the age of 27 in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. Bethea's last meal request was for fried chicken, pork chops, mashed potatoes, pickled cucumbers, cornbread, lemon pie, and ice cream. A crowd of 20.000 people gathered to watch the execution with thousands coming from out of town.
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