Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 10 September 1888

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

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)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

There are 3359 births, 3911 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 10th of September 1888 136 years ago He Had Alibis
38-year-old Polish Jewish bootmaker John Pizer aka Leather Apron is arrested in London, Greater London, United Kingdom. Pizer was suspected of being Jack the Ripper. He was cleared of suspicion when it turned out that he had alibis for two of the murders.