Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 29 October 1901

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Davis often smoked four packs of cigarettes a day as an adult. When told that laryngectomy offered him the best chance of survival Davis replied he would rather keep his voice than have a part of his throat removed; he subsequently was treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. His entire larynx however was ultimately removed during surgery in March 1990.
(16 May 1990)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 29th of October 1901 123 years ago He Was not Sorry for His Crime
Assassin Leon Frank Czolgosz aka The Man who shot William McKinley is executed by Old Sparky at the age of 28 in Auburn Prison, State Street, Auburn, New York, United States. Czolgosz' last words were: "I killed the President because he was the enemy of the good people – the good working people. I am not sorry for my crime. I am sorry I could not see my father."