Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
Pavlova was told that she had pneumonia and required an operation, she refused to have the surgery saying "If I can't dance then I'd rather be dead."
(23 January 1931)
There are 3385 births, 3950 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2085 other events about 5737 people in 6452 places until today.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 20th of April 1917 109 years, 9 months and 15 days ago |
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50-year-old geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist and explorer of South America Percy Fawcett in Dead Horse Camp, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Fawcett and his companions were probably killed and eaten by the Kalapolos Indians. |
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