Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Reno, Nevada, United States

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

Kahlo attempted to commit suicide a couple of times but no official autopsy was done. The last words in her diary were "I hope the leaving is joyful and I hope never to return".
(13 July 1954)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

There are 3361 births, 3912 deaths, 1121 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5714 people in 6416 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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Reno, Nevada, United States.

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Monday 4th of July 1910 (x) — Boxer Jack Johnson wins from white Jim Jeffries in the World Championship in 'The Fight of the Century'
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Saturday 24th of October 1953 (x) — Serial killer Juan Corona marries Gabriella E. Hermosillo
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