Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 24 June 1961

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

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 (-) Saturday 24th of June 1961 65 years, 3 months and 27 days ago
Yachtsman and scientific explorer George Washington Vanderbilt III commits suicide by leaping from his 10th floor suite at the age of 47 in Mark Hopkins Hotel, 999 California Street, San Francisco, California, United States.