Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 11 April 2007

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

The Russian ballerina Anna Sobeshchanskaya for whom the role of Odette was intended was pulled from the première performance when a governing official in Moscow complained about her, stating that she had accepted several pieces of expensive jewelry from him only to then marry a fellow danseur and sell the pieces for cash.
(4 March 1877)

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There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2079 other events about 5733 people in 6441 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 11th of April 2007 18 years ago
Writer Kurt Vonnegut dies from head injuries suffered while falling down a flight of stairs in his home at the age of 85 in New York City, New York, United States.