Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 5 August 1975

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Elsas kept a part of Heijn's finger and his glasses and demanded 7,7 million Gulden ransom. The money was delivered on 27 November. Elsas was arrested on 6 april 1988 because he kept spending marked banknotes in the same shops.
(9 September 1987)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Tuesday 5th of August 1975 49 years ago
Communist militant group the Japanese Red Army takes over 50 hostages including the U.S. consul and the Swedish chargé d'affaires in American Insurance Associates Building, 99 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia. The gunmen won the release of five imprisoned comrades and flew with them to Libya. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_AIA_building_hostage_crisis