Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 31 August 1986

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

After the first jolt of electricity, sparks and flames erupted from the electrode attached to Evans' leg. The electrode then burst from the strap holding it in place and caught on fire. Smoke and sparks came out from under the hood. Two physicians entered the chamber and found a heartbeat. The electrode was reattached to his leg. More smoke and burning flesh. Again doctors found a heartbeat. Ignoring the pleas of Evans' lawyer Russ Canan, a third jolt was applied. The execution took 14 minutes and left Evans' body charred and smoldering.
(22 April 1983)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 31st of August 1986 40 years, 7 months and 1 days ago
423 Die in Admiral Nakhinov passenger liner and Pyotr Vasev bulk carrier collision in Off Novorossiysk port, Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The event was not reported in the news for forty eight hours. The survivors were only allowed to send telegrams saying "Alive and well in Novorossiysk."