Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 26 February 1943

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

Van Valkenburgh was hanged in an unusual way because of her broken leg and her obesity. She was carried to the gallows in her rocking chair and was rocking away when the trap was sprung.
(24 January 1846)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1985

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BirthFactDeath (+) Friday 26th of February 1943 83 years, 1 months and 9 days ago
Murderer William E. Wallace is executed by the gas chamber in Oregon State Penitentiary, Salem, Oregon, United States. Wallace was the oldest man executed in the Oregon State Penitentiary Gas Chamber.