Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 May 1980

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

Davison entered the race track in order to attach the Women's Social and Political Union flag to Anmer, so that when the horse crossed the finishing line it would be flying the WSPU flag. Davison died four days later in Epsom Cottage Hospital due to a fractured skull and internal injuries caused by the incident.
(4 June 1913)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

There are 3359 births, 3910 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2071 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 18th of May 1980 44 years ago
Musician Ian Kevin Curtis commits suicide by hanging at the age of 23 in 77 Barton Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom. Curtis had just viewed Werner Herzog's film 'Stroszek' and listened to Iggy Pop's album 'The Idiot'.