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United States 12/7/1982 First Execution by Lethal Injection Charles Brooks Jr, convicted of murder, became the first person executed by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, TX. American President Ronald Reagan (1/20/1981-1/20/1989) Argentine President Leopoldo Galtieri (12/22/1981-6/18/1982) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (11/11/1975-3/11/1983) Austrian President Rudolf Kirchschläger (7/8/1974-7/8/1986) Bahamian Premier Lynden Pindling (5/10/1969-8/21/1992) Bahamian Prime Minister Lynden Pindling (5/10/1969-8/21/1992) Belgian Prime Minister Wilfried Martens (12/17/1981-3/7/1992) Brazilian President João Figueiredo (3/15/1979-3/14/1985) British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (5/4/1979-11/28/1990) Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (3/3/1980-6/29/1984) East German Chairman of the State Council Erich Honecker (10/29/1976-10/18/1989) German President Karl Carstens (7/1/1979-6/30/1984) Japanese Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki (7/17/1980-11/27/1982)