Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Rushdie, Salman

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To make sure that Lowry's body remained intact for as long as possible his corpse was coated with tar. The tar may also have stopped birds pecking the flesh. Once coated with tar the body was fitted into a specially made harness of iron hoops and chains that held the head, body and legs in place.
(25 March 1762)

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		Writer Salman Ahmed Rushdie known for The Satanic Verses 19 June 1947 (+) is born in Bombay, India. 14 February 1989 (x) Spiritual leader of Iran Ayatollah Khomeini proclaims a fatwā requiring the execution of Rushdie on Radio Tehran in Tehran, Iran.
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