Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 28 July 1540

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McVeigh invited conductor and composer David Woodard to perform pre-requiem Mass music on the eve of his execution. McVeigh's last meal request was for two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream. McVeigh chose William Ernest Henley's poem 'Invictus' as his final statement.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 28th of July 1540 486 years, 7 months and 19 days ago
1st Earl of Essex Thomas Cromwell is executed by beheading at the age of 55 in Tower of London, London, Greater London, United Kingdom. After the execution Cromwell's head was boiled and placed on a spike of London Bridge.