Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 8 November 1908

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According to studies by the musicologist and literary scholar Eric Sams, Schumann's symptoms during his terminal illness and death appear consistent with those of mercury poisoning, mercury at this time being a common treatment for syphilis and other conditions.
(29 July 1856)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 8th of November 1908 118 years, 6 months and 1 days ago
Playwright Victorien Sardou dies of pulmonary congestion at the age of 77 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.