Eight-hundred thirty-nine others were injured by the blast or carbon monoxide poisoning. Many of the poisoned survivors suffered severe, permanent brain damage. (9 November 1963)
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Wednesday 23rd of February 1944 (-) — Chemist Leo Baekeland dies of a cerebral hemorrhage. Baekeland became a recluse, eating all of his meals from cans and becoming obsessed with developing an immense tropical garden on his winter estate in Coconut Grove, Florida.