Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 December 1947

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

11:34 — Willis van Wormer has entered the death chamber. 11:36 — Current turned into Willis's body. 11:37 — Willis van Wormer declared dead. 11:41 — Frederick has entered the death chamber. 11:42 — Current turned on into Frederick. 11:43 — Frederick declared dead. 11:47 — Burton enters death chamber. 11:48 — Current turned on into Burton. 11:48 — Burton declared dead. The triple execution had been completed within just fifteen minutes.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 17th of December 1947 77 years ago He Didn't Perform the Post Mortem
Pathologist Bernard Henry Spilsbury commits suicide by gassing at the age of 70 in University College, Bloomsbury, London, Greater London, United Kingdom. Spilsbury was depressed over his finances and his declining health.