Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 23 March 1877

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'Old Sparky' malfunctioned, causing six-inch flames to shoot out of Tafero's head. A member of the execution team had used a synthetic sponge rather than a sea sponge which is necessary to provide greater conductivity and a quick death. One close inmate friend of Tafero later said he could smell the burning flesh of his friend for days after.
(4 May 1990)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 23rd of March 1877 147 years ago
Perpetrator of the Mountain Meadows massacre John Doyle Lee is executed by the firing squad at the age of 65 in Mountain Meadows, Utah, United States. Lee had 19 wives and 56 children and his descendants are now numerous.