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

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

The bombing was a reaction to Black Activist Angela Davis' arrest and a protest against the war in Vietnam. It was the first action undertaken by an all-women's unit of the Weather Underground.
(14 October 1970)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 18th of May 1980 46 years, 4 months and 7 days 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'.