Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 August 1977

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 15th of August 1977 47 years ago He Fitted in a Suitcase
70-year-old Sicherheitspolizei commander Herbert Kappler escapes from a prison hopital in Ospedale Militare Celio, Piazza Celimontana 52, Rome, Lazio, Italy. Kappler was diagnosed with terminal cancer. His wife and qualified nurse Anneliese carried him out in a large suitcase (he weighed about 47 kg at the time) and drove him straight to Germany in a red Fiat automobile. Six months after his escape Kappler died at home.