Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 8 September 1940

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

Kemmler was sentenced to death and became the first man to be executed by use of the electric chair, a device invented in 1881 by Buffalo dentist Alfred Southwick which, after nine years of development and legislation, was ready for use.
(29 March 1889)

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There are 3376 births, 3943 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2079 other events about 5732 people in 6441 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (+) Sunday 8th of September 1940 85 years ago
Teen idol Frankie Avalon is born as Francis Thomas Avallone in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.