Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 7 October 1938

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Pullman's family arranged for his remains to be placed in a lead-lined mahogany coffin which was then sealed inside a block of concrete. A large pit had been dug at the family plot in the cemetary. At its base and walls were 18 inches of reinforced concrete. The coffin was lowered and covered with asphalt and tarpaper. More concrete was poured on top, followed by a layer of steel rails bolted together at right angles and another layer of concrete. The entire burial process took two days.
(19 October 1897)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 7th of October 1938 86 years ago
Bank robber Adam 'Eddie' Richetti is executed by the gas chamber at the age of 29 in Missouri State Penitentiary aka The Walls, 115 Lafayette Street, Jefferson City, Missouri, United States. Richetti was the first man to be executed in the Missouri Gas Chamber.