Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 February 1942

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Bucklew had argued for months that the death penalty would qualify as cruel and unusual punishment due to blood-filled tumours that had grown in his head, neck and throat. He argued that a tumour on his neck could burst when given lethal injection and cause him to choke on his own blood.
(1 October 2019)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1985

There are 3381 births, 3949 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6449 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (+) Monday 16th of February 1942 84 years, 10 months and 24 days ago
Second Supreme Leader of North Korea Jong-il Kim is born in Vyatskoye, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Kim Jong-il's official biography states he was born in a secret military camp on Paektu Mountain in Japanese-occupied Korea.