Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 1 January 1953

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von Rauch was shot dead by Kriminalhauptmeister Hans-Joachim Schulz after trying to move an observed Ford Transit van. von Rauch had his hands in the air and was unarmed.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 1st of January 1953 71 years ago Came that Fateful Day
Singer-songwriter Hank Hiram King Williams aka Luke the Drifter aka The Hillbilly Shakespeare aka The Singing Kid dies of a drug overdose at the age of 30 in Pure Oil Gas Station, 611 Main Street, Oak Hill, West Virginia, United States. Williams hired college student Charles Carr to drive him to a concert on New Year's Day at the Windsor Theater in Canton, Ohio when Williams was discovered unresponsive in the back seat. The only items found in the backseat of Williams' 1952 Cadillac were a few cans of beer and the hand-written lyrics to an unrecorded song 'Then Came that Fateful Day'. The cause of death was heart failure caused by the combination of alcohol, morphine and chloral hydrate.