Roger Allen LaPorte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRoger Allen LaPorte
American activist
Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1943
Place of Birth: Geneva, New York, United States
Date of Death: 10-Nov-1965
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Roger Allen LaPorte
- Roger Allen LaPorte (July 16, 1943 – November 10, 1965) is best known as a protester of the Vietnam War who set himself on fire in front of the United Nations building in New York City on November 9, 1965, to protest the United States involvement in the war.
- A former seminarian, he was a 22-year-old member of the Catholic Worker Movement at the time of his death.
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