Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 8 April 2013

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Inside, the space was lit by 100 burning candles. Through the window you could see the tied up bodies of me and Frank De Busscher, a pointed wooden stick placed between their bodies and the door. It took four hours, until all the candles were burned up. Johan Desmet made music with tapes and found footage sounds.
(28 December 1979)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 8th of April 2013 12 years ago
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Hilda Thatcher born as Margaret Hilda Roberts aka The Iron Lady dies of a stroke at the age of 88 in The Ritz Hotel, Picadilly, London, Greater London, United Kingdom.