Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium || Galerie Marion de Cannière

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

Backed by three escort boats and smeared in porpoise oil Webb set off into the ebb tide at a steady breaststroke. Despite stings from jellyfish and strong currents off Cap Gris Nez after approximately 21 hours and 40 minutes he landed near Calais. Webb's zig-zag course across the Channel was nearly 66 km long.
(24 August 1875)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

There are 3381 births, 3949 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6449 places until today.

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Galerie Marion de Cannière

Leopoldplaats 12, Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium.

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