Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 11 August 1956

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

Girard first killed his 34-year-old wife Jeannette, his 58-year-old mother Angèle, his 40-year-old brother Robert and 10-year-old Eliane, 8-year-old Jacqueline, 7-year-old Bernard, 4-year-old Yves, 2-year-old Daniel, 16-months-old Sylvianne and 6-months-old Pierre. Girard also shot his dog.
(20 May 1965)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Saturday 11th of August 1956 68 years ago He Lost His Drip
Abstract expressionist painter Jackson Paul Pollock dies in a single-car crash in his Oldsmobile convertible while driving under the influence of alcohol at the age of 44 in Springs, New York, United States. Edith Metzger was also killed in the accident. Artist and Pollock's mistress Ruth Kligman survived.