Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 6 May 1960

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

The surgeon had been warned of the contingency and got his instruments ready. Nelson was cited as saying, as he pointed to his right arm “Doctor, I want to get rid of this useless piece of flesh here”. Nelson's operation was quick and aseptic. The limb was thrown over board despite the admiral's wish to keep it.
(25 July 1797)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 6th of May 1960 66 years, 3 months and 25 days ago
47-year-old Catalan communist and assassin Ramón Mercader, originally Jaime Ramón Mercader del Río aka Jacques Mornard aka Frank Jacson is released from prison in Palacio de Lecumberri, Mexico City, , Mexico. Mercader moved to Havana where Fidel Castro's new revolutionary government welcomed him.