Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 22 April 1616

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

According to one story while Pope Clemens V's body was lying in state a thunderstorm developed during the night and lightning struck the church where his body lay, igniting the building. The fire was so intense that when it was extinguished, the body of Pope Clement V was almost destroyed.
(20 April 1314)

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There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2079 other events about 5733 people in 6441 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 22nd of April 1616 409 years ago
Writer Miguel Saavedra de Cervantes dies of diabetes at the age of 69 in Madrid, Área metropolitana de Madrid, Spain.