Scientology leaders announced that Hubbard's body had become an impediment to his work and that he had decided to 'drop his body' to continue his research on another planet, having "learned how to do it without a body". (24 January 1986)
There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2079 other events about 5733 people in 6441 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
Friday 17th of August 1962 (-) — Bricklayer and first victim of the Berlin Wall Border Guard Peter Fechter bleeds to death after being shot in the right hip by border guards 26-year-old Rolf Friedrich and 20-year-old Erich Schreiber. Fechter was left bleeding on the spot for over an hour in full view of western onlookers.