Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 10 April 1905

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

A fierce critic of Nazism, Benjamin was on the run for the Gestapo. Benjamin wanted to cross the border into Portugal and then sail to the United States.
(26 September 1940)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 10th of April 1905 121 years, 9 months and 25 days ago
Murderer Fou Tchou-Li is executed by Ling Chi aka death by a thousand cuts in Beijing, Hebei, China. Tchou-Li’s death was captured on film and the images famously captivated Georges Bataille for the expression of seeming ecstasy on the face of the dying man.