Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 21 November 1811

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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 (-) Thursday 21st of November 1811 215 years, 2 months and 9 days ago
Poet and writer Heinrich Bernd Wilhelm von Kleist commits suicide by a shot in his mouth at the age of 34 in Stolper Loch, Wannsee, Berlin, Berlin, Germany. von Kleist first shot terminally ill 31-year-old Henriette Vogel, with whose intellectual accomplishments he was captivated.