Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 21 October 1440

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On the day of his execution Wilkerson refused to leave his cell at the Terrell Unit prison near Livingston. Guards were forced to use Mace-like gas and carry him to and from the death van that took him to the Hunstville Unit. After the drugs were administered Wilkerson spit out an inch-and-a-half universal handcuff and leg restraint key.
(14 March 2000)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 21st of October 1440 586 years, 4 months and 4 days ago
35-year-old baron, knight, companion-in-arms of Jeanne D'Arc and serial killer of children Gilles de Rais, originally Gilles de Montmorency-Laval aka Gilles de Retz makes a full confession of his crimes in court in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France.