Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 12 March 1863

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In July Innocentius VIII fell into a fever. He was said to have been given the world's first blood transfusion by his Jewish physician Giacomo di San Genesio, who had him bathe in the blood of three 10-year-old boys. The boys subsequently died.
(25 July 1492)

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BirthFactDeath (+) Thursday 12th of March 1863 162 years ago
Writer, poet, journalist and soldier Gabriele D'Annunzio aka Principe di Montenevoso aka The High Priest of Erotica is born in Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy. Legend has it that he was initially baptized Gaetano and given the name of Gabriele later in childhood, because of his angelic looks.