death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name
la jolla , california , u.s. 11 may 1970 detroit , michigan , u.s. american 02 april 1947 george winne , jr. .
 george winne , jr. .
george winne , jr. .

george winne , jr. -lrb- april 2 , 1947 -- may 11 , 1970 -rrb- was an american student who , in protest of the united states ' involvement in the vietnam war , set himself on fire in a deliberate act of self-immolation at revelle plaza on the campus of the university of california , san diego .
winne 's act was inspired by the self-immolation of buddhist monk thích quảng Đức .
