Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 August 1899

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

Edison's last breath is reportedly contained in a test tube at The Henry Ford Museum near Detroit. Ford reportedly convinced Charles Edison to seal a test tube of air in the inventor's room shortly after his death as a memento.
(18 October 1931)

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There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 16th of August 1899 127 years, 7 months and 2 days ago
Chemist Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen dies of natural causes at the age of 88 in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.