Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 October 1898

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According to studies by the musicologist and literary scholar Eric Sams, Schumann's symptoms during his terminal illness and death appear consistent with those of mercury poisoning, mercury at this time being a common treatment for syphilis and other conditions.
(29 July 1856)

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BirthFactDeath (+) Monday 17th of October 1898 128 years, 3 months and 13 days ago
Writer Simon Vestdijk is born in Voorstraat 61a, Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.