Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 May 1990

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

"Schiffer removed a cable from his bedside table lamp, then wound it around his nipples and his penis and stuck the end in a power socket," said Bochum prison spokeswoman Candida Tunkel. Schiffer was still plugged into the device after he was discovered by guards. A post-mortem evaluation determined that Schiffer died as a result of heart failure caused by the electricity coursing through his body.
(22 July 2018)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 16th of May 1990 36 years, 10 months and 15 days ago
Puppeteer, cartoonist, screenwriter and film director Jim James Maury Henson dies of organ dysfunction resulting from streptococcal toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus pyogenes at the age of 54 in New York Hospital, New York City, New York, United States.