Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 27 January 1949

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

Though Brontë's condition worsened steadily she rejected medical help and all offered remedies saying that she would have "no poisoning doctor" near her.
(19 December 1848)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 27th of January 1949 75 Years Ago
Over 1500 Die in Taiping steamer collision in Zhoushan Archipelago, Zhejiang, China. Taiping was packed to nearly twice her rated capacity carrying over 1.000 refugees fleeing advancing Chinese Communist forces during the Chinese Civil War, when she departed Shanghai on 26 January 1949 bound for Keelung, Taiwan. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_(steamer)