Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 28 April 1939

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It was the last group of 'witches' to be executed. Clergyman Nicholas Noyes reportedly turned toward the suspended bodies of the victims and said "What a sad thing it is to see eight firebrands of hell hanging there."
(22 September 1692)

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There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 28th of April 1939 87 years, 0 months and 2 days ago
Murderer Archie Lee Short aka James Bailey is executed by the gas chamber at the age of 20 in Arizona State Prison Complex, 1305 E Butte Avenue, Florence, Arizona, United States. Short was the last man executed by Potassium Cyanide.