Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 1 July 1863

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

Bethea's last meal request was for fried chicken, pork chops, mashed potatoes, pickled cucumbers, cornbread, lemon pie, and ice cream. A crowd of 20.000 people gathered to watch the execution with thousands coming from out of town.
(14 August 1936)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 1st of July 1863 162 years ago
Multiple murderer Charles-Louis Kasteleyn is executed by the Guillotine at the age of 43 in Minneplein, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Kasteleyn was the last person to be excuted by the Guillotine in Belgium during peace time.