Tweet    Angelo Hays (born c. 1918, died January 12, 2008) was a Frenchman who became famous for surviving an alleged two-day premature burial, and inventing his own security coffin. This article was updated on September 27, 2020. September 1, 1937: The Motorcycle Crash On September 1, 1937 (age 19), Hays took a joyride on his motorcycle … Continue reading Angelo Hays: A Man Who Survived After Being Buried Alive For 2 Days