Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 31 January 2009

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During the time Henry was being tried Louisiana changed its method of execution from hanging to death by electrocution. Henry was executed within the basement of the Lake Charles Prison in Louisiana's portable electric chair which had been brought by truck from Angola the previous day. Henry was the only woman executed in Louisiana's electric chair.
(28 November 1942)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 31st of January 2009 16 Years Ago
113 Die in overturned truck oil spill ignition in Molo, Nakuru, Kenya. The incident occurred when onlookers attempted to obtain remnants of the spilled fuel for personal use. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molo_fire