Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 27 August 1966

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

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)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

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BirthFactDeath (-) Saturday 27th of August 1966 59 years ago
Urban planner and pioneer of modern architecture Le Corbusier born as Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris dies of a heart attack at the age of 79 in Le Cabanon, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Alpes-Maritimes, France. Against his doctor's orders Le Corbusier went swimming in the Mediterranean Sea and was found by bathers.