Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 November 1998

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On the day of his execution Wilkerson refused to leave his cell at the Terrell Unit prison near Livingston. Guards were forced to use Mace-like gas and carry him to and from the death van that took him to the Hunstville Unit. After the drugs were administered Wilkerson spit out an inch-and-a-half universal handcuff and leg restraint key.
(14 March 2000)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 15th of November 1998 28 years, 9 months and 15 days ago
Honorary Prime Minister of the Black Panther Party Stokely Carmichael aka Kwame Ture dies of prostate cancer at the age of 57 in Conakry, , Guinea. Carmichael said that his cancer "was given to me by forces of American imperialism and others who conspired with them." He claimed that the FBI had infected him with cancer in an assassination attempt.