Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 April 1917

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

On 25 September 1959 Lanza entered the clinic for the purpose of losing weight for an upcoming film. While in the clinic he underwent a controversial weight loss program colloquially known as 'the twilight sleep treatment' which required its patients to be kept immobile and sedated for prolonged periods.
(7 October 1959)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 20th of April 1917 109 years, 1 months and 24 days ago
50-year-old geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist and explorer of South America Percy Fawcett in Dead Horse Camp, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Fawcett and his companions were probably killed and eaten by the Kalapolos Indians.