BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 18th of August 1850 174 years ago |
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Writer and playwright Honoré de Balzac dies of peritonitis and gangrene at the age of 51 in 18 Rue Fortunée, VIIIe, Paris, Île-de-France, France. de Balzac's face was swollen up and had turned black. |
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