Tesla's corpse was found by his maid Alice Monaghan after she had ignored the 'do not disturb' sign that he had placed on his door two days prior to his death. (7 January 1943)
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Friday 17th of August 1962 (-) — Bricklayer and first victim of the Berlin Wall Border Guard Peter Fechter bleeds to death after being shot in the right hip by border guards 26-year-old Rolf Friedrich and 20-year-old Erich Schreiber. Fechter was left bleeding on the spot for over an hour in full view of western onlookers.