Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 27 August 1975

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

Two welders were later arrested. They had been working at the disco on the second floor and it was suspected that sparks from their equipment may have started the blaze.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 27th of August 1975 49 years ago
Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie born as Lij Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael aka The Lion of Juda is strangled in his bed by military officers at the age of 83 in Jubilee Palace, Addis Ababa, , Ethiopia. The state media reported that Selassie had died of 'respiratory failure' following complications from a prostate examination followed up by a prostate operation.