Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 August 1977

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

The surgeon had been warned of the contingency and got his instruments ready. Nelson was cited as saying, as he pointed to his right arm “Doctor, I want to get rid of this useless piece of flesh here”. Nelson's operation was quick and aseptic. The limb was thrown over board despite the admiral's wish to keep it.
(25 July 1797)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Tuesday 16th of August 1977 47 years ago
Bartholomeus Bruyn’s 'Portrait', Lucas Cranach the Elder’s 'Portrait of Martin Luther and his wife Katharina von Bora' and several more paintings are attacked with acid by 40-year-old serial art vandal Hans-Joachim Bohlmann in Niedersächsischen Landesmuseum, Willy-Brandt-Allee 5, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany.