Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 28 November 1947

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

Two days before Long was scheduled to be executed he took an overdose of prescription drugs and was hospitalized in Galveston, Texas. Officials in Texas refused to delay the execution. Initially placed on a ventilator, Long improved significantly by the next day. He was placed on a medically supervised flight back to Huntsville on the day of his scheduled execution so that he could be executed as scheduled.
(8 December 1999)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 28th of November 1947 79 years, 4 months and 9 days ago
Maréchal de France Philippe Leclerc born as Philippe François Marie Leclerc de Hauteclocque dies in an airplane crash at the age of 45 in Colomb-Béchar, Béchar, Algeria. The North American B-25 Mitchell Tailly II carrying Leclerc and his staff crashed, killing everyone on board.