Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 31 March 1596

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17-year-old male prostitute Giuseppe Pelosi was arrested and confessed to murdering Pasolini. On 7 May 2005 he retracted his confession which he said was made under the threat of violence to his family. He claimed that three people "with a southern accent" had committed the murder, insulting Pasolini as a "dirty communist".
(2 November 1975)

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There are 3359 births, 3910 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2071 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (+) Sunday 31st of March 1596 428 years ago
Philosopher, mathematician and scientist René Descartes is born in La Haye en Touraine, Indre-et-Loire, France. Descartes' mother died on 13 May 1597, a few days after giving birth to another son, who also died soon after.