Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 September 1932

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

On their escape, the bombers were arrested in Bahrain. They were 25-year-old Kim Hyon-Hui aka Ok Hwa and 69-year-old Kim Seung Il aka Shinichi Hachiya, who posed as her father, acting on behalf of Kim Jong-Il and the North Korean government. Kim Seung Il bit a cyanide pill that was hidden in a cigarette and died. Kim Hyun Hui unsuccessfully attempted to do the same, but a Bahraini policewoman snatched the cigarette out of her mouth just as she started to ingest the poison.
(29 November 1987)

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

There are 3393 births, 3959 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5748 people in 6460 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Tuesday 20th of September 1932 94 years, 8 months and 19 days ago
63-year-old Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi aka The Apostle of Non-violence embarks on a six-day fast as start of a new campaign to improve the lives of untouchables in Yerwada Central Jail, Pune, Maharashtra, India.