Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 31 December 1877

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An estimated 400 people were attending a barn dance in the auditorium. Taking place during World War II the fire is believed by many to have been an incident of enemy sabotage orchestrated by agents of Nazi Germany.
(12 December 1942)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 31st of December 1877 149 years, 5 months and 19 days ago
Painter Gustave Jean Désiré Courbet dies of a liver disease aggravated by heavy drinking at the age of 58 in La Tour-de-Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland.