Higgins had cancerous growths removed from his mouth in 1994 and 1996. He lost his teeth after intensive radiotherapy used to treat his throat cancer and had been living on liquid food, often Guinnes, for the last years of his life. (24 July 2010)
There are 3366 births, 3930 deaths, 1121 murders, 498 disasters and 2076 other events about 5724 people in 6431 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
Wednesday 19th of May 1971 (x) — Serial killer Wayne Boden is arrested The day before Boden raped and strangled 33-year-old high school teacher Elizabeth Anne Porteous in her apartment. Her breasts were mutilated with bite marks and amid the wreckage the police discovered Boden's broken cufflink under her body.
Tuesday 18th of May 1971 (-) — Victim of Wayne Boden aka The Vampire Rapist Elizabeth Porteous is raped and strangled by Wayne Boden aka The Vampire Rapist Porteous' breasts were mutilated with bite marks. A local orthodontist managed to demonstrate 29 points of similarity between the bite marks in Porteous' body and Boden's teeth.
Saturday 6th of July 1985 (x) — Serial killer Charles Ng is arrested Ng was arrested by the Calgary Police Service after shooting security guard Sean Doyle in the hand while resisting arrest for stealing a can of salmon from a Calgary department store.