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

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

Anderson shot and killed his 60-year-old father Robin, 52-year-old Andrea Joy Brander, 38-year-old Stephen Mark Hanson, 28-year-old John Frederick Matthews, 63-year-old Anthony Gordon McCarty and 51-year-old Henk Van de Wetering with a sawn-off shotgun at the breakfast table, five more people were wounded. Anderson was arrested naked and unarmed by police who tracked him through the rugged forest with the help of planes and helicopters.
(8 February 1997)

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

There are 3362 births, 3913 deaths, 1121 murders, 494 disasters and 2074 other events about 5715 people in 6417 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

Like BFD on Facebook
Follow BFD on Tumblr
Like DDV on Facebook
Follow DDV on Twitter

Get a daily BFD list in your mailbox.

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.