Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 4 August 1859

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Kappler was diagnosed with terminal cancer. His wife and qualified nurse Anneliese carried him out in a large suitcase (he weighed about 47 kg at the time) and drove him straight to Germany in a red Fiat automobile. Six months after his escape Kappler died at home.
(15 August 1977)

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BirthFactDeath (+) Thursday 4th of August 1859 167 years, 6 months and 23 days ago
Writer Knut Hamsun is born as Knud Pedersen in Lom, Gudbrandsdal, Norway.