Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 24 May 1819

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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 24th of May 1819 207 years, 8 months and 17 days ago
Queen Alexandrina Victoria is born in Kensington Palace, Kensington, London, Greater London, United Kingdom.