Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 6 June 1966

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

Hoveyda was sentenced to death for "waging war against God" and "spreading corruption on earth". Before reaching the area designated for firing squad executions Hojatoleslam Hadi Ghaffari pulled out a pistol and shot Hoveyda twice in the neck. He was left on the ground in agony, begging for the executioners to finish him off. Finally his executioners shot him in the head. According to the autopsy report Hoveyda was also beaten shortly before his execution.
(7 April 1979)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 6th of June 1966 60 years, 3 months and 11 days ago
33-year-old American Civil Rights Movement figure James Meredith is shot at by Aubrey James Norvell in an assassination attempt during the civil rights March Against Fear in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.