Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 May 1938

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)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1990

There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

Like BFD on Facebook
Follow BFD on Tumblr
Like DDV on Facebook
Follow DDV on Twitter

Get a daily BFD list in your mailbox.

BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 16th of May 1938 88 years, 9 months and 30 days ago
Actor Jack Virgil Dougherty commits suicide carbon monoxide poisoning at the age of 43 in Hollywood, California, United States.