Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 December 1944

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

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.
(14 August 1936)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 16th of December 1944 82 years, 1 months and 13 days ago
567 Die in Cinema Rex explosion in Cinema Rex, De Keyserlei 15, Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium. The building was caught in a full hit by a V2 during the showing of Cecil B DeMille's ‘The Plainsman’ starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur.