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

Zangara actually tried to assassinate 32nd president of the USA Franklin Roosevelt. At the critical moment Lilian Cross, a woman standing near Zangara, hit Zangara's arm with her purse and spoiled his aim. Cermak died of his wounds at Jackson Memorial Hospital on 6 March.
(15 February 1933)

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

There are 3362 births, 3913 deaths, 1121 murders, 494 disasters and 2074 other events about 5715 people in 6417 places until today.

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1400 Block

9th Street, Oakland, California, United States.

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Tuesday 22nd of August 1989 (-) — Founder of the Black Panther Party Huey Newton is fatally shot by 24-year-old Black Guerilla Family member Tyrone Robinson
Newton's last words as he stood facing his killer were "You can kill my body, but you can't kill my soul. My soul will live forever!"