Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 May 1911

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

It took medical staff more than 50 minutes to find a suitable vein in Rector's arm. Witnesses were not permitted to view this scene but reported hearing Rector's loud moans throughout the process. During the ordeal Rector (who suffered serious brain damage from a lobotomy) tried to help the medical personal find a vein.
(24 January 1992)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 18th of May 1911 114 years ago
Romantic composer Gustav Mahler dies of bacterial endocarditis at the age of 51 in Löw Sanatorium, Mariannengasse 20, Wien, Wien, Austria.