Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 22 October 1978

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

Günther carried two 20l milk canisters filled with petrol and poured them over himself before the altar while 300 people were attending mass. He then spread his arms and let the candles ignite his robe. Two more spare canisters exploded as the floor around the altar was covered in flames.
(19 September 1978)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 22nd of October 1978 47 years ago
21-year-old musician Sid Vicious, originally John Simon Ritchie attempts to commit suicide by slitting his wrist with a smashed light bulb in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States. Vicious was subsequently hospitalized at Bellevue Hospital where he also tried killing himself by jumping from a window as well as shouting "I want to be with my Nancy" or other similar words, but got pulled back by hospital staff.