Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
LaPorte composed himself in the position of the Buddhist monks of Vietnam, doused himself with gasoline and set himself aflame. LaPorte died the next day at Bellevue Hospital from second- and third-degree burns covering 95 percent of his body. Despite his burns LaPorte remained conscious and able to speak. When asked why he had burned himself LaPorte calmly replied, "I'm a Catholic Worker. I'm against war, all wars. I did this as a religious action...all the hatred of the world." At the hospital, Catholic Workers sang 'This Little Light of Mine'.
(9 November 1965)
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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 20th of April 1998 28 years, 2 months and 2 days ago |
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die Rote Armee Fraktion aka Baader-Meinhof Gruppe send an eight page fax to Reuters declaring the dissolving of the group in London, Greater London, United Kingdom. "Vor fast 28 Jahren, am 14. Mai 1970, entstand in einer Befreiungsaktion die RAF. Heute beenden wir dieses Projekt. Die Stadtguerrilla in Form der RAF ist nun Geschichte." |
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