Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 12 July 1536

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With fifteen blows Tóth removed Mary's arm at the elbow, knocked off a chunk of her nose, and chipped one of her eyelids while shouting "I am Jesus Christ - risen from the dead". Toth was subdued by bystanders, including American sculptor Bob Cassilly, who was the first person to pull him away from the Pietà.
(21 May 1972)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 12th of July 1536 490 years, 7 months and 5 days ago
Humanist and theologian Desiderius Roterodamus Erasmus dies of dysentery at the age of 70 in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland.