Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 July 1997

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

The excavation took some 10 years using forced labour of Egyptian workers during the first years. The inauguration of the Suez Canal was on 17 November 1869.
(25 April 1859)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1989

There are 3359 births, 3910 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2071 other events about 5713 people in 6416 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 (-)
Tuesday 15th of July 1997

27 years ago

Fashion designer Gianni Giovanni Maria Versace is shot dead by serial killer Andrew Cunanan aka American Gigolo/American Psycho at the age of 51 in Casa Casuarina, Miami Beach, Florida, United States.

Usually Versace would have an assistant walk from his home to the coffee shop to get his morning papers but on this occasion he decided to go in person.