Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 October 2004

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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 18th of October 2004 22 years, 3 months and 11 days ago
Tamil brigand and dacoit Veerappan born as Koose Munisamy Veerappan Gounder and two of his associates are killed by the K Special Task Force at the age of 52 in Papparapatti, Tamil Nadu, India. Veerappan and his men were lured into an ambulance by an undercover policeman under the pretext of taking them to Dharmapuri for medical treatment. The Tamil Nadu Special Task Force surrounded the ambulance and the gangsters were killed in the ensuing gunfight.