Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 November 1952

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The Great Fire started at the bakery of Thomas Farriner shortly after midnight and spread rapidly west across the City of London. The major firefighting technique of the time was to create firebreaks by means of demolition. By the time large-scale demolitions were ordered on Sunday night the wind had already fanned the bakery fire into a firestorm that defeated such measures. By 6 September the Great Fire consumed 13.200 houses, 87 parish churches, St Paul's Cathedral and most of the buildings of the City authorities. It is estimated to have destroyed the homes of 70.000 of the city's 80.000 inhabitants.
(2 September 1666)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 18th of November 1952 74 years, 4 months and 3 days ago
Surrealist poet Paul Éluard born as Eugène Émile Paul Grindel dies of a heart attack at the age of 56 in 52 Avenue de Gravelle, Charenton-Le-Pont, Île-de-France, France.