Martin Luther King Jr.

4th April 1968 : Martin Luther King Jr. is shot to death by James Earl Ray at a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. His assassination led to riots in more than 100 US cities and a call from the United States President Lyndon Johnson for citizen's to reject the blind violence that has taken Dr King who had lived by non-violence. James Earl Ray was convicted of his murder and sentenced to 99 years in prison.

Wow, just wow!

Japanese and Chinese people die on the fourth of the month more often than any other dates. The reason may be that they are "scared to death" by the number four. The words four and death sound alike in both Chinese and Japanese.

Death

On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year. So beware my readers, those pens might kill you.

Alexander the Great

Did you know that today was the death of Alexander the Great, King of Macedon ? He died on 323 BC and was born 356 BC .