Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 May 1972

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

The murder was ordered by Mafia boss Salvatore Riina. The lead killer was Giuseppe Greco, who was later convicted in absentia of the crime at the Maxi Trial. A number of other gunmen were involved, including 21-year-old Giuseppe Lucchese, who was also convicted of the crime at the Maxi Trial. Riina and various other Mafia bosses, such as Benedetto Santapaola, were subsequently convicted for ordering the killing.
(3 September 1982)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 15th of May 1972 52 years ago
Student and hero of the Lithuanian resistance Romas Kalanta aka The Young Man with the Mesmerizing Eyes commits suicide by self-immolation at the age of 19 in Laisvės Alėja, Kaunas, Trakai Voivodeship, Lithuania. Kalanta's suicide was a protest against the occupation of Lithuania by the USSR.