Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 October 1945

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During McQueen's execution smoke was seen rising from the electrodes placed on his right ankle. He was declared dead eight minutes after the execution had begun.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 15th of October 1945 81 years, 5 months and 6 days ago
French politician and collaborator Pierre Jean Marie Laval is executed by the firing squad at the age of 62 in Prison de Fresnes, Fresnes, Val-de-Marne, France. On the morning of his execution Laval attempted to cheat the firing squad by taking poison from a vial stitched inside the lining of his jacket. The poison was so old that it was ineffective and repeated stomach-pumpings revived Laval.