Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 July 1883

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

The gas chamber used in Mississippi had a vertical iron bar directly behind the inmate's chair. There was no headrest or strap used to restrain Gray's head. As Gray began breathing in the toxic gas he started thrashing his head around, striking the iron bar repeatedly before he finally lost consciousness. "Gray died banging his head against a steel pole in the gas chamber while reporters counted his moans" (eleven according to the Associated Press).
(2 September 1983)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 5th of July 1883 143 years, 11 months and 11 days ago
Charles Sherwood Stratton aka General Tom Thumb dies of a stroke at the age of 45 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States.