Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 February 1856

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Legend has it that he was initially baptized Gaetano and given the name of Gabriele later in childhood, because of his angelic looks.
(12 March 1863)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 17th of February 1856 170 years, 10 months and 22 days ago
Poet Heinrich Christian Johann Heine dies of chronic lead poisoning at the age of 59 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. It had been suggested that Heine suffered from multiple sclerosis or syphilis.