Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 27 May 1993

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

Cochran was involved in a traffic accident in a Ford Consul taxi taking him to the airport. The speeding taxi blew a tire, the driver lost control and the vehicle crashed into a lamppost. No other car was involved. Cochran threw himself over his fiancée Sharon Sheeley to shield her and was thrown out of the car when the door flew open. Taxi driver George Martin was convicted of dangerous driving, fined £50, disqualified from driving for 15 years, and sent to prison for six months.
(17 April 1960)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 27th of May 1993 31 years ago
5 people die in a car bomb attack by the Sicilian Mafia in Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze, Toscana, Italy. The most severe damage was to the Niobe room and classical sculptures and neoclassical interior, its frescoes were damaged beyond repair.