Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Paris XVIe, Île-de-France, France || Rue du Général-Appert

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

Mary was not beheaded with a single strike. The first blow missed her neck and struck the back of her head. The second blow severed the neck except for a small bit of sinew which the executioner cut through using the axe. Afterward he held her head aloft and declared "God save the Queen." At that moment the auburn tresses in his hand turned out to be a wig and the head fell to the ground, revealing that Mary had very short, grey hair.
(8 February 1587)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

There are 3376 births, 3943 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2079 other events about 5732 people in 6441 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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Rue du Général-Appert, XVIe, Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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Saturday 8th of September 1979 (x) — The body of Actress Jean Seberg is found naked under a blanket in the backseat of her white Renault 5.
Seberg committed suicide by an overdose of barbiturates and alcohol on 30 August 1979. Her suicide note read "Diego, mon fils chéri, pardonne-moi. Je ne pouvais plus vivre. Comprends-moi."
Thursday 30th of August 1979 (-) — Actress Jean Seberg commits suicide by an overdose of barbiturates and alcohol.
Seberg was found on 8 September 1979 in the backseat of her white Renault 5.