Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 April 1912

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

LaPorte composed himself in the position of the Buddhist monks of Vietnam, doused himself with gasoline and set himself aflame. LaPorte died the next day at Bellevue Hospital from second- and third-degree burns covering 95 percent of his body. Despite his burns LaPorte remained conscious and able to speak. When asked why he had burned himself LaPorte calmly replied, "I'm a Catholic Worker. I'm against war, all wars. I did this as a religious action...all the hatred of the world." At the hospital, Catholic Workers sang 'This Little Light of Mine'.
(9 November 1965)

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

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BirthFactDeath (+) Monday 15th of April 1912 114 years, 10 months and 10 days ago
First Supreme Leader of North Korea Il-sung Kim is born as Kim Sŏng-ju in Mangyongdae, P'yŏngan, North Korea.