Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 22 December 1997

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

Zangara actually tried to assassinate 32nd president of the USA Franklin Roosevelt. At the critical moment Lilian Cross, a woman standing near Zangara, hit Zangara's arm with her purse and spoiled his aim. Cermak died of his wounds at Jackson Memorial Hospital on 6 March.
(15 February 1933)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1990

There are 3347 births, 3885 deaths, 1122 murders, 492 disasters and 2023 other events about 5697 people in 6344 places until today.

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

Like BFD on Facebook
Follow BFD on Tumblr
Like DDV on Facebook
Follow DDV on Twitter

Get a daily BFD list in your mailbox.

BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 22nd of December 1997 27 years ago
Start of the trial against 48-year-old serial killer Ahmad Suradji, originally Nasib Kelewang aka The Sorcerer in Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia. Suradji stood trial for the murders of 42 women whom he ‘treated’ as a sorcerer, this involved the drinking of their saliva, and strangling them while half buried.