Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 3 January 1496

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

Kipling's death had in fact previously been incorrectly announced in a magazine, to which he wrote, "I've just read that I am dead. Don't forget to delete me from your list of subscribers."
(18 January 1936)

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There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2083 other events about 5734 people in 6443 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 3rd of January 1496 529 years ago
44-year-old artist, scientist, engineer, mathematician, inventor and polymath Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine in Monte Ceceri, Fiesole, Toscana, Italy.