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1994 David Lawson, executed in North Carolina (wanted execution shown on Donahue)
1992 Steven Brian Pennell, 1st execution in Delaware in 45 years at 34 1977 Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st U.S. execution since 1967 1976 Utah Supreme Court OKs execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore 1963 Joseph Self, murderer, executed; last Washington state execution in 25 yrs 1958 Radio Moscow reports execution of Hungarian ex-premier Imre Nagy 1936 Rainey Bethea, hanged, last U.S. public execution 1895 1st complete execution of Gustav Mahlers 2nd Symphony 1868 Michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution 1807 17 die and 15 wounded in a crush to witness execution of Holloway, Heggerty and Elizabeth Godfrey in England 1793 Execution of Girondins at Paris, during Reign of Terror 1783 1st execution at English Newgate-jail 1748 Riot after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed 1701 William Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock 1634 Ferdinand II orders commander Albrecht von Wallenstein, execution 1630 John Billington, murderer, 1st American execution, hanged 1377 Mass execution of population of Cesena Italy 1349 Duke of Brabant orders execution of all Jews in Brussels, accusing them of poisoning the wells |
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