Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 12 September 1968

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Fourteen people were killed: Smith, Staff Sergeant Christopher Domitrovich and Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate Albert Perna and eleven people in the building. Elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver was injured when the cables supporting her elevator sheared and the elevator fell 75 stories, ending up in the basement. Oliver survived the fall and rescuers found her amongst the rubble. This still stands as the Guinness World Record for the longest survived elevator fall.
(28 July 1945)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 12th of September 1968 58 years, 5 months and 4 days ago
Accountant and Home Army resistance member Ryszard Siwiec dies of injuries due to self-immolation on 8 September at the age of 59 in Stadion Dziesięciolecia, Warszawa, Województwo Mazowieckie, Poland. Siwiec was the first person to commit suicide by self-immolation in protest against the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia.