Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 25 August 1967

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

Peruggia wanted to bring the painting back for display in Italy "after it was stolen by Napoleon". After keeping the painting hidden in a trunk in his apartment for two years Peruggia returned to Italy with it. He kept it in his apartment in Firenze but grew impatient and was finally caught when he contacted Alfredo Geri, the owner of an art gallery in Firenze, Italy.
(21 August 1911)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 25th of August 1967 59 years, 5 months and 9 days ago
Founder of the American Nazi Party George Lincoln Rockwell is shot dead by disgruntled former member of his party John Patler while leaving a laundromat near his house at the age of 49 in Arlington, Virginia, United States.