Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 1 February 1979

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

When an attempt to swap Hearst for jailed SLA members failed, the SLA demanded that the captive's family distribute $70 worth of food to every needy Californian – an operation that would cost an estimated $400 million. On 3 April 1974 Hearst announced on an audiotape that she had joined the SLA and assumed the name 'Tania'.
(4 February 1974)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 1st of February 1979 47 years, 0 months and 19 days ago
25-year-old newspaper heiress, kidnap victim and member of the Symbionese Liberation Army Patty Hearst is granted an official clemency order by President Carter and released in Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, California, United States.