Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 21 January 1997

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

The gas chamber used in Mississippi had a vertical iron bar directly behind the inmate's chair. There was no headrest or strap used to restrain Gray's head. As Gray began breathing in the toxic gas he started thrashing his head around, striking the iron bar repeatedly before he finally lost consciousness. "Gray died banging his head against a steel pole in the gas chamber while reporters counted his moans" (eleven according to the Associated Press).
(2 September 1983)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 21st of January 1997 29 years, 11 months and 24 days ago
Entertainment impresario Tom Parker born as Andreas Cornelis 'Dries' van Kuijk aka Colonel Parker dies of a stroke at the age of 88 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Parker's wife heard a crashing sound from the living room and when she heard no response to her calls she went in to find Tom slumped over in his chair.