Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| New York, North Brother Island, New York, United States || Riverside Hospital

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The men shot Simmons three times, cut out his tongue and told his son he had ten days to abandon the family property. The killers took possession of the land and an all-white jury later acquitted the only one of the six men to face trial for the murder.
(26 March 1944)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1989

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Riverside Hospital

North Brother Island, New York, New York, United States.

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Saturday 27th of March 1915 (x) — Asymptomatic carrier of the pathogen associated with typhoid fever Mary Mallon is sent to quarantine
Mallon remained confined for the remainder of her life until 11 November 1938. She became a minor celebrity, and was occasionally interviewed by the media. They were told not to accept even water from her.
Friday 11th of November 1938 (-) — Asymptomatic carrier of the pathogen associated with typhoid fever Mary Mallon dies of pneumonia
Mallon spent her life in quarantine at the Riverside Hospital since 27 March 1915. Six years before her death she was paralyzed by a stroke. An autopsy found evidence of live typhoid bacteria in her gallbladder.