Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 5 December 1975

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The restoration by Daniel Goldreyer initially cost some $400.000, but was heavily attacked by critics who claimed that subtle nuances in the three monochrome sections had been lost and that Goldreyer had used house paints and a roller. According to critics, the painting had been destroyed twice: first during the attack, and again during the restoration. Although the painting is still in the Stedelijk Museum's collection, it is no longer on display. Van Bladeren was diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic and sentenced to eight months in prison.
(21 March 1986)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1985

There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 5th of December 1975 51 years, 7 months and 19 days ago
39-year-old serial killer Henry Lee Lucas aka The Hand of Death marries Betty Crawford in Chatham, Pennsylvania, United States. Lucas and Crawford divorced in summer 1977 when she accused him of interfering with her young daughters from her first marriage.