Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 26 June 1613

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

After Maurice was born to Suzanne Valadon, she went to Renoir, for whom she had modeled nine months previously. Renoir looked at the baby and said "He can't be mine, the color is terrible!". Next she went to Degas, for whom she had also modeled. He said, "He can't be mine, the form is terrible!". At a cafe, Valadon saw an artist she knew named Miguel Utrillo, to whom she spilled her woes. The man told her to call the baby Utrillo: "I would be glad to put my name to the work of either Renoir or Degas!"
(26 December 1883)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 26th of June 1613 413 years, 7 months and 3 days ago
Carpenter John Hitchen dies of Spontaneous Human Combustion in Christchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom. Hitchen's body was dragged into the street and continued to burn for three days.