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

In May 1978 24-year-old Roman Wardas from Poland and 38-year-old Gancho Ganev from Bulgaria demanded a ransom of $600.000 in return for the coffin. Oona Chaplin refused to deal with them saying "My husband is in heaven and in my heart". The thieves were arrested and the coffin was found buried in a nearby cornfield.
(2 March 1978)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1985

There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

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San Mateo County Jail

300 Bradford St, Redwood City, California, United States.

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Tuesday 6th of November 1973 (x) — Serial killer Edmund Kemper attempts to commit suicide by undoing the stitches from a previous attempt using a paperclip.
Sunday 28th of October 1973 (x) — Serial killer Edmund Kemper tries to commit suicide by slashing his wrists with a clip taken from a pen.
Kemper was rushed to the Kaiser Foundation Hospital where doctors sewed six stitches and sent him back to jail.