Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 24 August 1770

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In December 1682 Oshichi fell in love with temple page Ikuta Shōnosuke during the great fire at Shōsen-in. The next year she attempted arson, thinking she could meet him again if another fire occurred.
(29 March 1683)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 24th of August 1770 256 years, 5 months and 3 days ago
Poet and forger of pseudo-medieval poetry Thomas Chatterton commits suicide by arsenic poisoning at the age of 18 in Brooke Street, Holborn, London, Greater London, United Kingdom. After drinking the poison Chatterton tore into fragments whatever literary remains were at hand.