Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 25 December 1908

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Fourteen people were killed: Smith, Staff Sergeant Christopher Domitrovich and Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate Albert Perna and eleven people in the building. Elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver was injured when the cables supporting her elevator sheared and the elevator fell 75 stories, ending up in the basement. Oliver survived the fall and rescuers found her amongst the rubble. This still stands as the Guinness World Record for the longest survived elevator fall.
(28 July 1945)

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BirthFactDeath (+) Friday 25th of December 1908 118 years, 1 months and 10 days ago
Raconteur Quentin Crisp is born as Denis Charles Pratt in Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom. Pratt changed his name to Quentin Crisp in his twenties after leaving home and cultivating his effeminate appearance to a standard that both shocked contemporary Londoners and provoked homophobic attacks.