Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 April 1695

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

Evans' execution became known as one of Virginia's worst. When the first 55-second jolt of electricity hit Evans, blood flowed from under the leather death mask, streamed down his chin and soaked his shirt. Bloody froth bubbled on his lower lip. Officials said the chair worked fine - Evans just had a nosebleed when he lunged against the mask.
(17 October 1990)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1989

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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 17th of April 1695 330 years ago
Nun, writer and women's rights activist Juana Inés de la Cruz born as Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana aka The Mexican Phoenix dies of bubonic plague at the age of 44 in Mexico City, , Mexico.