Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 8 September 1961

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

Zangara actually tried to assassinate 32nd president of the USA Franklin Roosevelt. At the critical moment Lilian Cross, a woman standing near Zangara, hit Zangara's arm with her purse and spoiled his aim. Cermak died of his wounds at Jackson Memorial Hospital on 6 March.
(15 February 1933)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 8th of September 1961 63 years ago
Murderer Henryk Niemasz is executed by hanging by Harry Allen at the age of 49 in Wandsworth Prison, Wandsworth, London, Greater London, United Kingdom. Niemasz was the last man to be hanged at Wandsworth Prison. Wandsworth’s former condemned cell is now used as a television room for prison officers.