Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 4 January 1939

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

Sisinnius remained pope for just twenty days. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "although he was so afflicted with gout that he was unable even to feed himself, he is nevertheless said to have been a man of strong character, and to have been able to take thought for the good of the city".
(4 February 708)

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There are 2620 births, 2186 deaths, 553 murders, 319 disasters and 1335 other events about 3803 people in 4363 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 4th of January 1939 79 years ago
11-months-old Peter Seaton dies of Spontaneous Human Combustion in London, Greater London, United Kingdom. Seaton was found in his cot in an inferno of blazing flames strong enough to push back a rescuer who had heard him screaming. After the firemen had put the flames out investigators revealed that nothing was found that could have caused the fire. What was especially remarkable was that the surrounding furniture was hardly damaged.