Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 29 June 1864

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

Peruggia wanted to bring the painting back for display in Italy "after it was stolen by Napoleon". After keeping the painting hidden in a trunk in his apartment for two years Peruggia returned to Italy with it. He kept it in his apartment in Firenze but grew impatient and was finally caught when he contacted Alfredo Geri, the owner of an art gallery in Firenze, Italy.
(21 August 1911)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

There are 3393 births, 3960 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5748 people in 6461 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 29th of June 1864 162 years, 11 months and 16 days ago
99 Die in Grand Trunk train plunge into a river in Belœil Bridge, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Train conductor Thomas Finn and engineer William Burnie failed to acknowledge a stop signal and the train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St-Hilaire_train_disaster