Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 6 August 1961

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

As troops surrounded the palace during a military coup Allende gave his last speech vowing not to resign. Then Allende committed suicide with an AK47 rifle gifted to him by Fidel Castro.
(11 September 1973)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 6th of August 1961 65 years, 6 months and 7 days ago
26-year-old cosmonaut Gherman Titov becomes the second person to orbit the earth aboard Vostok 2, landing in Krasny Kut, Saratov Oblast, Russia. Titov was preceded by Yuri Gagarin aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April 1961.