Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 25 October 1973

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

Solanas fired three times. She missed twice, but the third shot went through Warhol's both lungs, his spleen, stomach, liver, and esophagus. She then shot art critic Mario Amaya in the hip. She tried to shoot Warhol's manager Fred Hughes in the head but her gun jammed. "I consider that a moral act. And I consider it immoral that I missed. I should have done target practice."
(3 June 1968)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 25th of October 1973 53 years, 5 months and 14 days ago
Olympic marathon champion Abebe Bikila dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 41 in Addis Ababa, , Ethiopia.