Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 29 November 1980

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

Bouyeri objected to the controversial film Submission van Gogh made from a script written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali that deals with violence against women in some Islamic societies; it tells the stories of four abused Muslim women using visual shock tactics. Following the broadcast of the film both van Gogh and Hirsi Ali received death threats. Van Gogh did not take the threats seriously and refused any protection. According to Hirsi Ali he said "Nobody kills the village idiot", a term he frequently used about himself.
(2 November 2004)

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There are 3359 births, 3911 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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Saturday 29th of November 1980

44 years ago

21-year-old performance artist Danny Devos aka DDV performs 'This Week I Was Beaten Up - 2' and 'Eternity Forever - 2' with The Simpletones at Mixage Festival in t'Hooght, Hoogt 4, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

While the Simpletones played their music I was beaten around by a specially hired professional black heavyweight boxer on a stage without any resistance of me.

While the Simpletones played their music I tried over and again to build a tower as high as possible with wooden blocks.