Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 January 1939

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

The fire began when cotton bales stored on NDL’s southernmost wharf caught fire, and winds carried the flames to nearby barrels of volatile liquids, such as turpentine and oil, which exploded in rapid succession.
(30 June 1900)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

There are 3386 births, 3952 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2085 other events about 5739 people in 6452 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 20th of January 1939 87 years, 1 months and 5 days ago
Murderer LeRoy Hershel McCarthy is executed by the gas chamber at the age of 29 in Oregon State Penitentiary, Salem, Oregon, United States. McCarthy was the first man to be executed in the Oregon State Gas Chamber.