At the end of the drop the snap of the rope decapitated Dugan, sending her head rolling to a stop at the feet of the spectators. The grisly scene caused five witnesses (two women and three men) to faint. Dugan has the distinction of being the only woman to be executed by hanging in Arizona. Although convicted for the murder of her employer Andrew J. Mathis, some sources claim Dugan was married five times and killed all of her husbands. (21 February 1930)
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Friday 5th of January 2007 (-) — Inventor of instant noodles Momofuku Andō dies of heart failure. Andō claimed that the secret of his long life was playing golf and eating Chikin Ramen almost every day. He was said to have eaten instant ramen until the day before he died.