Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 14 July 1881

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

Günther carried two 20l milk canisters filled with petrol and poured them over himself before the altar while 300 people were attending mass. He then spread his arms and let the candles ignite his robe. Two more spare canisters exploded as the floor around the altar was covered in flames.
(19 September 1978)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 14th of July 1881 145 years, 10 months and 26 days ago
Outlaw, gunfighter and folk icon Billy the Kid born as Henry McCarty aka William H. Bonney aka Kid Antrim is shot dead by Sheriff Pat Garret at the age of 22 in Fort Summer, New Mexico, United States.