▁the ▁Christmas ▁Flo od ▁of ▁ 1 7 1 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Form er ▁islands ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Category : History ▁of ▁G ron ingen ▁( prov ince ) ▁Category : Is lands ▁of ▁G ron ingen ▁( prov ince ) ▁Category : West ▁F ris ian ▁Islands <0x0A> </s> ▁Donald ▁Eug ene ▁Hard ing ▁( M arch ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁– ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ) ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁mur ders ▁of ▁Robert ▁W ise ▁and ▁Martin ▁Conc annon . ▁He ▁was ▁executed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Arizona ▁by ▁gas ▁chamber . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁be ▁executed ▁in ▁Arizona ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁when ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁was ▁re inst ated . ▁ ▁Hard ing ' s ▁execution ▁is ▁also ▁not ew orth y ▁in ▁that ▁his ▁as phy xi ation ▁in ▁the ▁gas ▁chamber ▁took ▁ 1 1 ▁minutes ▁before ▁death ▁was ▁finally ▁confirmed . ▁The ▁prison ▁w arden ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁quit ▁before ▁ever ▁performing ▁another ▁gas ▁chamber ▁execution . ▁The ▁state ▁att orney ▁general , ▁Grant ▁Wood s , ▁was ▁a ▁witness ▁at ▁the ▁execution ▁and ▁Hard ing ▁spent ▁his ▁last ▁moments ▁curs ing ▁out ▁Wood s ▁and ▁giving ▁him ▁the ▁middle ▁finger . ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁media ▁wire ▁reports ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁Wood s ▁claimed ▁not ▁to ▁have