Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 June 1940

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

All 40 of the terrorists were killed and up to 204 hostages died during the siege due to poisoning by gas pumped into the ventilation system during the rescue operation. The identity of the gas was never disclosed, although it is believed by some to have been a fentanyl derivative such as carfentanil.
(26 October 2002)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 17th of June 1940 86 years, 7 months and 17 days ago
84-year-old general Philippe Pétain orders all Frenchmen to lay down their arms against Nazi Germany in Paris, Île-de-France, France.