Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 December 1998

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

Kemmler was sentenced to death and became the first man to be executed by use of the electric chair, a device invented in 1881 by Buffalo dentist Alfred Southwick which, after nine years of development and legislation, was ready for use.
(29 March 1889)

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There are 3361 births, 3912 deaths, 1121 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5714 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 15th of December 1998 26 years ago The Ocean Returned to Itself
Murderer James Ronald Meanes is executed by lethal injection at the age of 42 in Huntsville Prison, 815 12th Street, Huntsville, Texas, United States. Meanes' last words were "As the ocean always returns to itself, love always returns to itself. So does consciousness, always returns to itself. And I do so with love on my lips. May God bless all mankind."