Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 May 1972

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

After being pinioned for execution, Christie complained that his nose itched. Executioner Albert Pierrepoint assured him that "It won't bother you for long".
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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 15th of May 1972 54 years, 1 months and 29 days ago
Student and hero of the Lithuanian resistance Romas Kalanta aka The Young Man with the Mesmerizing Eyes commits suicide by self-immolation at the age of 19 in Laisvės Alėja, Kaunas, Trakai Voivodeship, Lithuania. Kalanta's suicide was a protest against the occupation of Lithuania by the USSR.