Pavlova was told that she had pneumonia and required an operation, she refused to have the surgery saying "If I can't dance then I'd rather be dead." (23 January 1931)
There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
Monday 1st of July 1901 (-) — Victim of Ludwig Tessnow aka The Mad Carpenter Peter Stubbe is killed and mutilated by Ludwig Tessnow aka The Mad Carpenter. Tessnow also killed Peter's 8-year-old brother Hermann on the same day. Their bodies were found the next day, cut to pieces and with organs missing.
Tuesday 11th of June 1901 (x) — Seven sheep are found to be horribly butchered by Serial killer Ludwig Tessnow in a field.