Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 5 January 1979

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

Arriving at his home Weidmann found two officers waiting for him. Inviting them in he then turned and fired three times at them with a pistol. Although they were unarmed, the wounded Sûreté men managed to wrestle Weidmann down, knocking him unconscious with a hammer that happened to be nearby.
(8 December 1937)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 5th of January 1979 47 years, 11 months and 6 days ago
Musician, bandleader and composer Charles Mingus dies of amyotropic lateral sclerosis at the age of 57 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.