Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 14 October 1944

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

Spenkelink's last meal request was for two swigs of Jack Daniels. After the execution, unfounded rumors spread that the fighting, shouting Spenkelink was dragged to the electric chair, gagged, beaten and had his neck broken.
(25 May 1979)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Saturday 14th of October 1944 82 years, 4 months and 26 days ago
Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel aka Wüstenfuchs commits suicide by cyanide poisoning at the age of 53 in Herrlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Rommel was forced to commit suicide because he was implicated in the 20 July plot to assassinate the Führer.