Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 May 1935

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

Gandhi was on his way to address a prayer meeting when his assassin fired three bullets from a Beretta 9mm 1934 semi-automatic pistol into his chest at point-blank range.
(30 January 1948)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 15th of May 1935 89 years ago
Abstract art pioneer Kazimir Severinovich Malevich dies of cancer at the age of 56 in Leningrad, Northwestern Federal District, Russia. On his deathbed Malevich was exhibited with the black square above him, and mourners at his funeral rally were permitted to wave a banner bearing a black square.