Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 24 May 1543

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

Descartes' mother died on 13 May 1597, a few days after giving birth to another son, who also died soon after.
(31 March 1596)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 24th of May 1543 481 years ago
Mathematician and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus dies of a stroke at the age of 70 in Frombork, Województwo Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Poland.