Kennedy extricated himself from the vehicle and survived but Kopechne did not. Kennedy failed to report the incident to the authorities until the car and Kopechne's body were discovered the next morning. A week after the incident Kennedy pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury and received a two-month suspended sentence. (18 July 1969)
There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2079 other events about 5733 people in 6441 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
Saturday 22nd of September 1984 (x) — Performance artist Danny Devos performs 'La Chute des Anges Rebelles'. In an abandoned house I was laying in a room, half covered by a blanket, tied up and with my head in a metal cage. On the wall hung a work by AMVK about a kidnapped Italian boy.