Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 January 1899

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The first blow short-circuited because of a number of needles Fish had inserted in his scrotum during his lifetime. He was the oldest man ever to be executed in Sing Sing. Fish' last words were reportedly "I don't even know why I'm here."
(16 January 1936)

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BirthFactDeath (+) Tuesday 17th of January 1899 126 years ago
Writer and aeronautical engineer Nevil Shute is born as Nevil Shute Norway in Somerset Road, Ealing, London, West London, United Kingdom.
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