Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 24 June 1993

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

Around 1:30 in the afternoon Zajíc walked into the passageway of the building at No. 39 on Wenceslas Square and ignited his chemical-soaked clothes. Zajíc was unable to run out of the door and collapsed and died in the hallway. "Mother, father, brother, little sister! – When you read this letter, I will already be dead or close to death. I know what a severe blow my act will be to you, but don't be angry at me. Unfortunately, we are not alone in this world. I am not doing this because I would be tired by life, on the contrary, because I cherish it too much. Hopefully my act will make life better. I know the price of life and I know it is the most precious thing. But I want a lot for you, for everyone, so I have to pay a lot. Do not lose your heart after my sacrifice, tell Jacek to study harder and Marta too. You must never accept injustice, be it in any form, my death will bind you. I am sorry that I will never see you or that, which I loved so much. Please forgive me that I fought with you so much. Do not let them make me a madman. – Say hi to the boys, the river and the forest."
(25 February 1969)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 24th of June 1993 32 years ago
51-year-old mathematician and serial bomber Theodore Kaczynski aka The Unabomber mails bomb #14 to computer science professor David Gelernter in Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Gelernter suffered severe burns and shrapnel wounds, permanent damage to his right eye and loss of his right hand.