Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 1 August 1977

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

Jones' execution was delayed by about a half an hour because prison staff were unable to find suitable veins in his hands and arms. Executions are usually performed with an IV in each arm. In Jones' case only one IV was used and it was inserted in his left thigh.
(8 December 2000)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 1st of August 1977 49 years, 3 months and 3 days ago
United States Air Force pilot Francis Gary Powers dies in a Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter crash at the age of 48 in Sepulveda Dam, Encino, California, United States. The National Transportation Safety Board report attributed the probable cause of Powers' crash to a pilot error of poor fuel management.