Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 3 May 1961

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

Clark spent the last 112 days of his life in a hospital bed attached to the Jarvik 7, a 180 kgs console that pumped air in and out of the aluminum-and-plastic implant through a system of hoses. Clark was constantly plagued by infections, drifting into and out of consciousness, at several points asking to be allowed to die.
(23 March 1983)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1989

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 (-) Wednesday 3rd of May 1961 64 years ago
Phenomenological philosopher Maurice Jean Jacques Merleau-Ponty dies of a heart attack at the age of 53 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.