Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 9 November 1970

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Thurmond and Holmes had kidnapped and killed Brooke Hart on 9 November but continued to send ransom notes to his family, owners of Harts Department Store. Governor James 'Sunny Jim' Rolph praised the action, stating that California had sent a message to future kidnappers and promised to pardon anyone involved in the lynching.
(26 November 1933)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 9th of November 1970 54 years ago He Felt a Pain Right There
18th President of the French Republic Charles André Joseph Marie De Gaulle dies of a ruptured blood vessel at the age of 80 in La Boisserie, Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, Haute-Marne, France. De Gaulle had been watching the evening news on television and playing Solitaire around 7.40 p.m. when he suddenly pointed to his neck and said "I feel a pain right here" and collapsed.