Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 31 May 1809

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

Accounts of the time indicate that in all likelihood Webb successfully survived the first part of the swim but died in the section of the river located near the entrance to the whirlpool.
(24 July 1883)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 31st of May 1809 216 years ago
Composer Franz Joseph Haydn aka The Father of the Symphony dies of natural causes at the age of 77 in Wien, Wien, Austria. Haydn's last words were "My children, have no fear, for where Haydn is, no harm can fall".