Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 24 June 1961

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

On 25 March Richard was struck in the left shoulder near the neck by a crossbowman while walking around the unarmed castle of Châlus-Chabrol. He tried to pull the arrow out in the privacy of his tent but failed. A surgeon called a 'butcher' removed it, carelessly mangling the King's arm in the process.
(6 April 1199)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

There are 3393 births, 3958 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5747 people in 6459 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Saturday 24th of June 1961 65 years, 0 months and 25 days ago
Yachtsman and scientific explorer George Washington Vanderbilt III commits suicide by leaping from his 10th floor suite at the age of 47 in Mark Hopkins Hotel, 999 California Street, San Francisco, California, United States.