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 3395 births, 3960 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5749 people in 6462 places until today.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 23rd of November 1990 36 years, 4 months and 23 days ago |
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 Writer Roald Dahl dies of myelodysplastic syndrome at the age of 74 in John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Dahl was buried with his snooker cues, some very good burgundy, chocolates, HB pencils and a power saw. |
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