Researchers have posited at least 118 causes of Mozart's death, including acute rheumatic fever, streptococcal infection, trichinosis, influenza, mercury poisoning and a rare kidney ailment. (5 December 1791)
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Sunday 23rd of August 1970 (+) — Actor and musician River Phoenix is born. Phoenix's parents named him after the river of life from the Hermann Hesse novel 'Siddhartha' and he received his middle name from the Beatles' song 'Hey Jude'.