Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 October 1849

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Dodd's execution was the first legal hanging in the United States since 1965. He also requested that his hanging be televised but that request was denied. Dodd's last meal request was for salmon and potatoes.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 17th of October 1849 176 years ago
Composer Frédéric François Chopin born as Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin dies of tuberculosis at the age of 39 in Place Vendôme 12, Ier, Paris, Île-de-France, France.