In a darkened room a slide was projected onto a sheet of transparent plastic. From behind I sprayed white paint on it so the projection became visible: a view of the backroom in which I hung upside down. Unseen by the audience I hung myself in the same way. While violently swinging my body back and forth I could reach the plastic and pull it away while all the lights were switched on. (8 June 1979)
There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
City Bank of New York
Wall Street, New York City, New York, United States.
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Saturday 19th of March 1831 (x) — Edward Smith aka Edward Jones aka James Honeyman and James Murray commit what is regarded as one of the first bank thefts in the United States. The thieves made off with $245.000 using a set of copied keys.