As troops surrounded the palace during a military coup Allende gave his last speech vowing not to resign. Then Allende committed suicide with an AK47 rifle gifted to him by Fidel Castro. (11 September 1973)
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Saturday 11th of August 1956 (-) — Abstract expressionist painter Jackson Pollock dies in a single-car crash in his Oldsmobile convertible while driving under the influence of alcohol. Edith Metzger was also killed in the accident. Artist and Pollock's mistress Ruth Kligman survived.