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

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Fagan wandered the palace corridors for several minutes before reaching the section where the royal apartments were located. In an anteroom Fagan broke a glass ashtray, cutting his hand. He was still carrying a fragment of the glass when he entered the Queen's bedroom. The Queen woke when he disturbed a curtain and initial reports said Fagan sat on the edge of her bed. Fagan then asked for some cigarettes which were brought by a maid who had been cleaning a neighbouring room. Duty footman Paul Whybrew, who had been walking the Queen's dogs then appeared followed by two policemen on palace duty who removed Fagan.
(9 July 1982)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 21st of August 1911 115 years, 4 months and 22 days ago
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.