Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 11 May 1981

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

'Old Sparky' malfunctioned, causing six-inch flames to shoot out of Tafero's head. A member of the execution team had used a synthetic sponge rather than a sea sponge which is necessary to provide greater conductivity and a quick death. One close inmate friend of Tafero later said he could smell the burning flesh of his friend for days after.
(4 May 1990)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1990

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 11th of May 1981 43 years ago
Musician Bob Robert Nesta Marley dies of lung cancer and a brain tumour at the age of 36 in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Miami, Florida, United States.