Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 August 1916

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Kessel was with Robert Cannon the first man to die in the Gas Chamber. Kessel's death took 15 and a half minutes.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 17th of August 1916 110 years, 10 months and 13 days ago
Artist Umberto Boccioni dies of multiple injuries at the age of 34 in Verona, Veneto, Italy. The day before Boccioni was thrown off his horse during a cavalry training and trampled.