Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 23 July 1948

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Freund and her 30-year-old lover John Diel were sitting in Diel's car preparing to drive to a dance hall after having seen the movie Rocky. Three gunshots penetrated the car at about 12:40 a.m. In a panic Diel drove away for help. He suffered minor superficial injuries but Freund died several hours later at the hospital.
(30 January 1977)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 23rd of July 1948 78 years, 10 months and 24 days ago
Film director and Hollywood pioneer D. W. David Llewelyn Wark Griffith aka The Inventor of Hollywood dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 73 in Knickerbocker Hotel, 1714 Ivar Avenue, Los Angeles, California, United States.