Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 12 October 1492

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Kafka's cause of death seemed to be starvation: the condition of his throat made eating too painful for him, and since parenteral nutrition had not yet been developed, there was no way to feed him.
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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 12th of October 1492 534 years, 5 months and 6 days ago
41-year-old explorer, navigator, cartographer and captain Christophorus Columbus discovers and lands on the first land in the New World and calls it San Salvador in Guanahani, San Salvador, Bahamas.