Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 2 March 1939

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

In July Innocentius VIII fell into a fever. He was said to have been given the world's first blood transfusion by his Jewish physician Giacomo di San Genesio, who had him bathe in the blood of three 10-year-old boys. The boys subsequently died.
(25 July 1492)

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There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2083 other events about 5734 people in 6443 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 2nd of March 1939 86 years ago
Archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter dies of Hodgkin's Disease at the age of 65 in 49 Albert Court, Kensington, London, Greater London, United Kingdom.