Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 10 April 1959

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

During Kelley's public execution a temporary wooden scaffold holding hundreds of spectators collapsed and two people were killed.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 10th of April 1959 67 years, 2 months and 29 days ago
Murderer Leonard Melvin Shockley is executed by the gas chamber at the age of 17 in Maryland State Penitentiary, East Madison Street, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Shockley was the last instance of a juvenile being executed in America. His 23-year-old brother Harold Edward received life in prison.