Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
In a cellar I placed my self-made ladders against the walls. I walked through the space blindfolded and my hands tied behind my back. Johan Desmet walked behind me to guide me but sometimes he kicked my foot and I fell down. Everybody left about right away.
(5 June 1980)
There are 3384 births, 3950 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6452 places until today.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 23rd of February 1944 82 years, 11 months and 4 days ago |
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 Chemist Leo Henricus Arthur Baekeland aka The Father of the Plastics Industry dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 81 in Craig Hause, Beacon, New York, United States. Baekeland became a recluse, eating all of his meals from cans and becoming obsessed with developing an immense tropical garden on his winter estate in Coconut Grove, Florida. |
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