Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 March 1960

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

Merrick had always slept sitting upright out of necessity, during the autopsy Dr. Frederick Treves came to the conclusion that he must have 'made the experiment', attempting to sleep lying down, trying to sleep like other people.
(11 April 1890)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

There are 3363 births, 3915 deaths, 1121 murders, 495 disasters and 2074 other events about 5717 people in 6421 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 17th of March 1960 65 years ago
The remains of six tons of books, journals and papers of deceased 63-year-old psychoanalist and pioneer of sexual freedom Wilhelm Reich are burned by FDA officials in Gansevoort Street Destructor Plant, Bloomfield Street, New York, New York, United States.