Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 30 November 1994

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

'Old Sparky' malfunctioned, causing six-inch flames to shoot out of Tafero's head. A member of the execution team had used a synthetic sponge rather than a sea sponge which is necessary to provide greater conductivity and a quick death. One close inmate friend of Tafero later said he could smell the burning flesh of his friend for days after.
(4 May 1990)

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

There are 3393 births, 3960 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5748 people in 6461 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 30th of November 1994 32 years, 5 months and 16 days ago
Theorist, writer, filmmaker and founding member of the Situationist International Guy Ernest Debord commits suicide by a shot through the heart at the age of 63 in Champot, Bellevue-la-Montagne, Auvergne, France.