Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 December 1938

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

When an attempt to swap Hearst for jailed SLA members failed, the SLA demanded that the captive's family distribute $70 worth of food to every needy Californian – an operation that would cost an estimated $400 million. On 3 April 1974 Hearst announced on an audiotape that she had joined the SLA and assumed the name 'Tania'.
(4 February 1974)

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There are 3395 births, 3960 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5749 people in 6462 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 16th of December 1938 88 years, 6 months and 14 days ago
Swindler Phillip Mariano Fausto Musica aka F. Donald Coster commits suicide by a shot in the head at the age of 61 in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Musica was careful to stand in a way that when he fell into a large marble bathtub none of his blood stained the carpet on the floor.