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

LaPorte composed himself in the position of the Buddhist monks of Vietnam, doused himself with gasoline and set himself aflame. LaPorte died the next day at Bellevue Hospital from second- and third-degree burns covering 95 percent of his body. Despite his burns LaPorte remained conscious and able to speak. When asked why he had burned himself LaPorte calmly replied, "I'm a Catholic Worker. I'm against war, all wars. I did this as a religious action...all the hatred of the world." At the hospital, Catholic Workers sang 'This Little Light of Mine'.
(9 November 1965)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1989

There are 3359 births, 3910 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2071 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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Marion County, Indiana, United States.

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Tuesday 24th of March 1936 (-) — Cop killer George Barret is executed by hanging
He was the first person sentenced to death by hanging under a congressional act that made it a capital offense to kill a federal agent. At the time of his execution he was still crippled from his wounds and had to be carried to the gallows on a stretcher and supported by deputy marshals.