Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 6 May 1862

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

A photofit of Neilson made by sub-postmistress Margaret Grayland was extremely accurate.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 6th of May 1862 164 years, 8 months and 29 days ago
Writer, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister and transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau dies of tuberculosis at the age of 45 in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. Thoreau's last words were "Now comes good sailing" followed by two lone words, "moose" and "Indian".