Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 January 2010

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The executioner could not find a vein in Smith's arm and had to insert an angio-catheter into his heart, a procedure that took 35 minutes. According to authorities, Smith remained conscious during that procedure. Smith's last words were: "Let evil prevail where a good man does nothing."
(18 July 1996)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 18th of January 2010 14 years ago
52-year-old assassin and Grey Wolves member Mehmet Ali Ağca is released from Sincan Prison in Ankara, Anatolia, Turkey. Ağca was serving a 10-year sentence for the assassination of Abdi İpekçi, editor of the major Turkish newspaper Milliyet.