Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 21 August 1911

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Mussolini was wounded only slightly, dismissing his injury as "a mere trifle" and after his nose was bandaged he continued his parade on the Capitoline. It has been theorised that Gibson was insane at the time of the attack and the idea of assassinating Mussolini was hers and that she worked alone.
(7 April 1926)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 21st of August 1911 113 years ago He Wanted Mona Back in Italy
30-year-old thief Vincenzo Peruggia steals Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa from the Salon Carré in Musée du Louvre, Ier, Paris, Île-de-France, France. Peruggia wanted to bring the painting back for display in Italy "after it was stolen by Napoleon". After keeping the painting hidden in a trunk in his apartment for two years Peruggia returned to Italy with it. He kept it in his apartment in Firenze but grew impatient and was finally caught when he contacted Alfredo Geri, the owner of an art gallery in Firenze, Italy.