Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 August 1969

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To make sure that Lowry's body remained intact for as long as possible his corpse was coated with tar. The tar may also have stopped birds pecking the flesh. Once coated with tar the body was fitted into a specially made harness of iron hoops and chains that held the head, body and legs in place.
(25 March 1762)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 17th of August 1969 57 years, 6 months and 12 days ago
Modernist architecture pioneer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe born as Maria Ludwig Michael Mies dies of esophageal cancer at the age of 83 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.