Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 11 December 1920

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

Although the official death toll was 78 and at the time it was estimated to be 200–250, more recent studies have estimated the death toll at over 500.
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There are 3376 births, 3943 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2079 other events about 5732 people in 6441 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 11th of December 1920 105 years ago The Elesir Was Blood
During a performance of 'L'elisir d'amore' by Donizetti, 47-year-old tenor Enrico Caruso suffers a throat haemorrhage and starts bleeding heavily from the mouth in Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States. Caruso's performance was canceled at the end of Act 1.