Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 June 1938

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Believed to be immortal his followers attempted to bring Voorthuyzen back to life when he died by lying on him in order to keep him warm and calling for several hours "Lou come back!"
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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 15th of June 1938 88 years, 7 months and 14 days ago
Expressionist painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner commits suicide by a shot through the head at the age of 58 in Frauenkirch-Wildboden, Graubünden, Switzerland. Kirchner was in distress after the destruction of approximately 600 of his works by the Nazis because of 'degeneration'.