Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 August 1962

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Colombo remained paralyzed for the next seven years. In 1975 a court-ordered examination showed that Colombo could move his thumb and forefinger on his right hand. In 1976 there were reports that he could recognize people and utter several words. Colombo died of cardiac arrest on 22 May 1978.
(28 June 1971)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 17th of August 1962 63 years ago
Bricklayer and first victim of the Berlin Wall Border Guard Peter Fechter bleeds to death after being shot in the right hip by border guards 26-year-old Rolf Friedrich and 20-year-old Erich Schreiber at the age of 18 in Zimmerstraße, Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Fechter was left bleeding on the spot for over an hour in full view of western onlookers.