Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 3 August 1492

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

Davis' last meal request was for ice cream. Shortly before his execution Davis also requested a cigarette – as a smoking ban was in place in Colorado prisons his request was denied. Davis was the only person to date to have been subject to the death penalty in Colorado since its reinstatement in 1977.
(13 October 1997)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 3rd of August 1492 534 years, 6 months and 24 days ago
41-year-old explorer, navigator, cartographer and captain Christophorus Columbus sails off on the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina on his way to discover America in Palos de la Frontera, Andalucía, Spain.