Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 14 January 1974

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To make sure that Lowry's body remained intact for as long as possible his corpse was coated with tar. The tar may also have stopped birds pecking the flesh. Once coated with tar the body was fitted into a specially made harness of iron hoops and chains that held the head, body and legs in place.
(25 March 1762)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 14th of January 1974 52 years, 11 months and 14 days ago
36-year-old Wiener Aktionist Hermann Nitsch performs his 43. Aktion aufführungstag laut partitur 15.1., laut einladung 14.1. in Modernes Theater, Hesseloherstraße 3, Schwabing, München, Bayern, Germany. Nitsch' 43. Aktion lasted three hours.