Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 6 July 1965

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

Merrick began to develop swellings on his lips at the age of 21 months followed by a bony lump on his forehead and a loosening and roughening of the skin. The Merrick family explained his symptoms as the result of his mother Mary Jane Potterton being knocked over and frightened by a fairground elephant while she was pregnant with Joseph.
(5 August 1860)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

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BirthFactDeath (x) Tuesday 6th of July 1965 61 years, 3 months and 14 days ago
27-year-old Wiener Aktionist Günter Brus performs his aktion 'Selbstbemalung und Selbstverstümmelung' in Galerie Junge Generation, Blutgasse 3, Wien, Wien, Austria.