Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 9 October 1978

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The massacre began on 13 November at 7:30 p.m. when Gray confronted neighbour Garry Holden about one of Holden's dogs wandering onto his property. At around 5:50 p.m. on 14 November Gray ran out of the house, shooting from the hip and shouting "Kill me! Fucking kill me, you bastards!" He took several steps before being struck and knocked down by ATS gunfire. Gray was hit five times: in the eye, neck, chest and twice in the groin. Even with these injuries he struggled fiercely against police, breaking free of plastic handcuffs before being re-handcuffed, while berating police for not having killed him. Gray died from his wounds on the way to the hospital.
(14 November 1990)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 9th of October 1978 47 years ago
Singer-songwriter Jacques Romain Georges Brel dies of pulmonary embolism at the age of 49 in Hôpital Avicenne, 125 Rue de Stalingrad, Bobigny, Île-de-France, France. Brel was suffering from an advanced stage of lung cancer.