Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 4 March 1987

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

49-year-old driver Pierre Levegh struck a protective dirt berm at 200 km/h, disintegrating and igniting his car, throwing him onto the track where he was instantly killed and sending large pieces of flaming debris including the engine block and hood cartwheeling over the berm and into the packed grandstand. The momentum of the heaviest components of the car – the engine, radiator and front suspension – hurtled straight on into the crowd for almost 100 metres, crushing all in their path. The bonnet lid scythed through the air, decapitating tightly jammed spectators like a guillotine.
(11 June 1955)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 4th of March 1987 39 years, 10 months and 4 days ago
Spree killer Eliseo Hernandez Moreno is executed by lethal injection at the age of 28 in Huntsville Prison, 815 12th Street, Huntsville, Texas, United States. Moreno's last meal request was for four cheese enchiladas, two fish patties, french fries, milk catsup and lemon pie.