There is dispute about the cause of Beethoven's death: alcoholic cirrhosis, syphilis, infectious hepatitis, lead poisoning, sarcoidosis and Whipple's disease have all been proposed. Most probably Beethoven was accidentally poisoned to death by excessive doses of lead-based treatments administered under instruction from his doctor. (26 March 1827)
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Sunday 19th of October 1980 (x) — Performance artist Danny Devos performs 'Vlaamse Primitieven' with Kamagurka and De Vlaamse Primitieven. During a concert by ‘Kamagurka en de Vlaamse Primitieven’ I stood on the stage blindfolded and with my hands and feet tied up. Now and then several musicians pushed me over.