Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 26 February 1959

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)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 26th of February 1959 66 years ago
Peter Paul Rubens’ 'Der Höllensturz der Verdammten' is attacked with acid by 53-year-old art vandal Walter Menzl in Alte Pinakothek, München, Bayern, Germany.