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Cochran was involved in a traffic accident in a Ford Consul taxi taking him to the airport. The speeding taxi blew a tire, the driver lost control and the vehicle crashed into a lamppost. No other car was involved. Cochran threw himself over his fiancée Sharon Sheeley to shield her and was thrown out of the car when the door flew open. Taxi driver George Martin was convicted of dangerous driving, fined £50, disqualified from driving for 15 years, and sent to prison for six months.
(17 April 1960)

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

There are 3359 births, 3910 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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Columbus, Ohio, United States.

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Saturday 10th of March 1928 (-) — Cop killer John Whitfield is shot dead after escaping from the State Penitentiary with the help of a prison guard
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