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

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

Nash was one of the oldest prisoners in history as well as one of those longest incarcerated (for a total of 70 years), spending almost 80 years behind bars. He was the oldest American on death row at the time of his death.
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There are 3359 births, 3911 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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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.