Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 28 November 1942

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

The Russian ballerina Anna Sobeshchanskaya for whom the role of Odette was intended was pulled from the première performance when a governing official in Moscow complained about her, stating that she had accepted several pieces of expensive jewelry from him only to then marry a fellow danseur and sell the pieces for cash.
(4 March 1877)

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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 (x) Saturday 28th of November 1942 84 years, 6 months and 2 days ago
492 Die in Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire in Cocoanut Grove, 17 Piedmont Street, Bay Village, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoanut_Grove_fire