Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 27 May 1854

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

A few days before his death Mitterand was joined by family members and close friends for a "last meal" that attracted controversy because it included the serving of roast ortolan bunting, a small wild songbird that is a protected species whose sale is illegal in France.
(8 January 1996)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

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BirthFactDeath (-) Saturday 27th of May 1854 171 years ago
Slave and murderess Jane Elkins is executed by hanging in Dallas, Texas, United States. Elkins was the first woman to be executed in Texas. She was convicted of killing her master named Wisdom with an axe-blow to the head.