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Sunday 18th of August 1850

175 years ago



Writer and playwright Honoré de Balzac dies of peritonitis and gangrene at the age of 51 in 18 Rue Fortunée, VIIIe, Paris, Île-de-France, France.


de Balzac's face was swollen up and had turned black.