Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 21 June 1944

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

Biko was arrested at a police roadblock under the Terrorism Act No 83 of 1967 and interrogated and tortured in a coma for 22 hours by police officers Harold Snyman and Gideon Nieuwoudt in Police Room 619 in Port Elizabeth Walmer Police Station on 18 August 1977. On 11 September police loaded Biko in the back of a Land Rover, naked and restrained in manacles, and began the 1100 km drive to Pretoria to take him to a prison with hospital facilities. Biko was nearly dead owing to the previous injuries and died shortly after arrival at the Pretoria prison.
(12 September 1977)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1985

There are 3381 births, 3949 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6449 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (+) Wednesday 21st of June 1944 82 years, 6 months and 21 days ago
Musician Ray Raymond Douglas Davies is born in 6 Denmark Terrace, Muswell Hill, London, Greater London, United Kingdom.