Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 4 July 1934

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

The ship struck a floating mine by moonlight 40 miles off the Messina lighthouse.
(17 January 1919)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 4th of July 1934 90 years ago
Physicist and chemist Marie Curie born as Maria Salomea Skłodowska dies of aplastic anemia at the age of 67 in Sancellemoz Sanatorium, Passy, Haute-Savoie, France. Although Curie's many decades of exposure to radiation caused chronic illnesses, including near-blindness due to cataracts and ultimately her death, she never really acknowledged the health risks of radiation exposure.