Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 26 August 1980

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

The day before around 11 in the morning Kerouac was sitting in his favorite chair drinking whiskey and malt liquor, trying to scribble notes for a book about his father's print shop. Kerouac suddenly felt sick to his stomach, which was nothing unusual, and headed for the bathroom. He began to throw up large amounts of blood, and yelled to his wife, "Stella, I'm bleeding." Eventually he was persuaded to go to the hospital and was taken by ambulance to St. Anthony's. Blood continued to pour from his mouth and he underwent several transfusions. That evening Kerouac underwent surgery in an attempt to tie off all the burst blood vessels, but his damaged liver prevented his blood from clotting.
(21 October 1969)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1985

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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 26th of August 1980 46 years, 6 months and 21 days ago
Animator, cartoonist, voice actor and director Tex Frederick Bean Avery dies of lung cancer at the age of 72 in Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, Burbank, California, United States.