Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 9 October 1978

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

"Schiffer removed a cable from his bedside table lamp, then wound it around his nipples and his penis and stuck the end in a power socket," said Bochum prison spokeswoman Candida Tunkel. Schiffer was still plugged into the device after he was discovered by guards. A post-mortem evaluation determined that Schiffer died as a result of heart failure caused by the electricity coursing through his body.
(22 July 2018)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 9th of October 1978 46 years ago
Singer-songwriter Jacques Romain Georges Brel dies of pulmonary embolism at the age of 49 in Hôpital Avicenne, 125 Rue de Stalingrad, Bobigny, Île-de-France, France. Brel was suffering from an advanced stage of lung cancer.