Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 8 August 1963

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Rodin requested permission to stay in the Hotel Biron, a museum of his works, because he had no heating in his villa but the director of the museum refused to let him stay there.
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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 8th of August 1963 62 years ago
32-year-old Great Train Robber Bruce Reynolds leads a gang of 15 criminals in the robbery of the Royal Mail train from Glasgow Central Station to London Euston Station cashing £2.600.000 in Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. The bulk of the stolen money was never recovered. After the train heist Reynolds escaped to Mexico with his wife Angela and son Nick. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Train_Robbery_(1963)