Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 24 August 1943

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

Gardner was immediately shot in the chest by guard Luther Hensley. After running to the courtroom archives, Gardner confronted attorneys Robert Macri and Michael Burdell and shot them both. Gardner made his way outside the building, where he was surrounded by dozens of police officers. Gardner threw the gun away, dropped and yelled: "Don’t shoot, I don’t have a gun."
(2 April 1985)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 24th of August 1943 83 years, 5 months and 5 days ago
Philosopher, mystic and political activist Simone Adolphine Weil dies of cardiac failure due to anorexia nervosa at the age of 34 in Grosvenor Sanatorium, Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom.