Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 9 September 1087

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Mount Vesuvius violently spewed forth a deadly cloud of super-heated tephra and gases to a height of 33 km, ejecting molten rock, pulverized pumice and hot ash at 1.5 million tons per second. The remains of over 1.500 people have so far been found. The total number of fatalities remains unknown.
(24 August 79)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 9th of September 1087 937 years ago The Ulcer Broke Open
First Norman King of England William the Conqueror aka William the Bastard dies of peronitis at the age of 59 in Abbaye de la Trinité, Fécamp, Seine-Maritime, France. During the funeral at Abbaye-aux-Hommes in Caen the ulcer in William's intestines broke open and the outrageous stench drove away all the guests.