Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 12 October 2005 || Shanghai, China

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On the night of 24 February 1852 Gogol burned some of his manuscripts which contained most of the second part of 'Dead Souls'. He explained this as a mistake, a practical joke played on him by the Devil. Soon thereafter he took to bed, refused all food and died in great pain nine days later.
(4 March 1852)

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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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The Eyes Have It

Wednesday 12th of October 2005
20 years, 3 months and 0 days ago

In 1927 the Kuomintang carried out a purge of suspected communists in Shanghai. Thousands of victims of this purge were brought to the temple grounds to be executed in Longhua Martyrs Cemetery, Shanghai, China

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