Izola Curry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American failed assassin
Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1916
Place of Birth: Adrian, Georgia, United States
Date of Death: 07-Mar-2015
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Izola Curry
- Izola Curry (née Ware; June 14, 1916 – March 7, 2015) was an African-American woman who attempted to assassinate the civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
- She stabbed King with a letter opener at a Harlem book signing on September 20, 1958, during the Harlem civil rights movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s.
- King survived Curry's attempt, and forgave her, and was killed less than ten years later in an unrelated incident.
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