Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 9 July 1952

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

Lawson, strapped into a wooden chair and wearing only white boxer shorts, a diaper and socks, began yelling after his executioners placed a leather mask over his face. His words were not clear through the double-paned windows of the death chamber but he seemed to scream "I'm human! I'm human!" as the airtight door to the room was clamped shut.
(15 June 1994)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 9th of July 1952 73 Years Ago
160 Soviet soldiers Die in Blue Express train derailment in Rzepin, Województwo Lubuskie, Poland. The incident was not confirmed by official Polish or Soviet sources but was reported by Western press agencies. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rzepin_train_disaster