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

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

As he stood in the death chamber waiting to be strapped into the electric chair Wood grinned at the witnesses and said, “Gents, this is an educational project. You are about to witness the damaging effect electricity has on Wood. Enjoy yourselves.”
(21 March 1963)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 15th of May 1935 91 years, 11 months and 18 days 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.