Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Newman, Barnett

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"I would have preferred a firing squad because they stand you up" Castillo said. "I just don't like a belt on my chest." As the injection was administrated Castillo's family members yelled obscenities and one brother pounded on the witness-room glass.
(23 September 1998)

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		Artist Barnett Newman known for Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue? 29 January 1905 (+) is born in New York City, United States. 4 July 1970 (-) dies of a heart attack in New York City, United States. 13 April 1982 (x) 'Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue IV' by Newman is attacked by 29-year-old student Josef Nikolaus Kleer in Berlin, Germany. 21 March 1986 (x) 'Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue III' by Newman is attacked with a knife by 33-year-old artist Gerard Jan van Bladeren in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 21 November 1997 (x) The painting 'Cathedra' by Newman is attacked with a knife by 44-year-old artist Gerard Jan van Bladeren in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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