Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 14 February 1989

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The first blow short-circuited because of a number of needles Fish had inserted in his scrotum during his lifetime. He was the oldest man ever to be executed in Sing Sing. Fish' last words were reportedly "I don't even know why I'm here."
(16 January 1936)

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There are 3359 births, 3911 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Tuesday 14th of February 1989 35 years ago
Spiritual leader of Iran Ayatollah Khomeini proclaims a fatwā requiring the execution of 43-year-old writer Salman Rushdie on Radio Tehran in Tehran, Tehran, Iran.