Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 4 June 1913

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

During the time Henry was being tried Louisiana changed its method of execution from hanging to death by electrocution. Henry was executed within the basement of the Lake Charles Prison in Louisiana's portable electric chair which had been brought by truck from Angola the previous day. Henry was the only woman executed in Louisiana's electric chair.
(28 November 1942)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 4th of June 1913 111 years ago
41-year-old heroine of the women's suffrage movement Emily Davison runs on to the track and attempts to grab the bridle of Anmer, the horse owned by King George V in Epsom Downs, Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom. Davison entered the race track in order to attach the Women's Social and Political Union flag to Anmer, so that when the horse crossed the finishing line it would be flying the WSPU flag. Davison died four days later in Epsom Cottage Hospital due to a fractured skull and internal injuries caused by the incident.