Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 May 1999

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Kafka's cause of death seemed to be starvation: the condition of his throat made eating too painful for him, and since parenteral nutrition had not yet been developed, there was no way to feed him.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 18th of May 1999 25 years ago Il n'avait plus de Plaisir
Mass murderer Günter Hermann Günter commits suicide by a shot through the head at the age of 37 in Hotel Mon Plaisir, 218 Route d'Arlon, Strassen, Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Ewen killed four people and wounded at least nine others in Dillingen, Germany on 16 May 1999, before escaping to Sierck-les-Bains, France, where he killed another person and wounded two more. Hunted by German and French police Ewen committed suicide.