Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 August 1961

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Upon finding Larkyns, Muybridge said, "Good evening, Major, my name is Muybridge and here is the answer to the letter you sent my wife" and shot him point-blank. The jury dismissed an insanity plea and acquitted the photographer on the grounds of 'justifiable homicide'.
(17 October 1874)

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There are 3367 births, 3931 deaths, 1121 murders, 498 disasters and 2076 other events about 5725 people in 6432 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Tuesday 15th of August 1961 64 years ago
19-year-old soldier Conrad Schumann aka The First Man to Jump the Berlin Wall succesfully makes his escape to the West over the Berlin Wall in Ruppiner Straße and Bernauer Straße, Berlin, Berlin, Germany.