Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 July 1964

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

While singing his most famous song 'Tiptoe Through the Tulips' at a Gala Benefit at The Woman's Club of Minneapolis Tim suffered a heart attack on stage. He was led out by his wife Susan Marie Gardner who asked him if he was okay. Tim responded, "No, I'm not!" Those were to be his final words. Tim collapsed shortly thereafter and was rushed to the hospital where he died after doctors tried to resuscitate him for one hour and fifteen minutes.
(30 November 1996)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 20th of July 1964 60 years ago
43-year-old artist and pedagogue Joseph Beuys is punched in the face by Uwe Schilling during his performance 'Kukei, akopee-Nein!' on the Festival Der Neuen Kunst in Audimax der Technischen Hochschule, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Local students were so upset by the onslaught of absurdity unleashed by the performers that they stormed the stage and started a fight.