Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 29 March 1889

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

Irvin was captured because his car was spotted on a rural road in Western Vanderburgh County. It was seen by Edward, Gary, Alan and Russell Peerman, Pete Molinet and Larry Weber. The boys recognized a dent in the door of his car that had been reported in the paper. Irvin worked at the power plant as a steam-pipe insulator, earning $1.90 per hour.
(8 April 1955)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 29th of March 1889 137 years, 9 months and 13 days ago
29-year-old murderer William Kemmler aka John Hart in Buffalo, New York, United States. Kemmler was sentenced to death and became the first man to be executed by use of the electric chair, a device invented in 1881 by Buffalo dentist Alfred Southwick which, after nine years of development and legislation, was ready for use.