Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

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

On 7 June 1926 Gaudí was taking his daily walk to the Sant Felip Neri church for his habitual prayer and confession. While walking along the Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes between Girona and Bailén streets he was struck by a passing tram and lost consciousness.
(10 June 1926)

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

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.

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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Monday 23rd of May 1910 (+) — Abstract expressionist painter Franz Kline is born.
Friday 26th of July 1940 (+) — Political campaign specialist for Robert F. Kennedy Mary Jo Kopechne is born.
Monday 22nd of June 1942 (+) — Spree killer George Banks is born.
Saturday 25th of September 1982 (x) — Spree killer George Banks shoots 13 people including three of his girlfriends and five of his children to death with a Colt AR-15 semi-automatic rifle.
Banks said he killed his children because he felt they would be tormented by the cruelty of racial views against mixed-race children. Since his conviction Banks has tried to kill himself four times and has gone on hunger strikes that required him to be force-fed.