After his death Satie's friends discovered an apartment replete with squalor and chaos. Among many other unsorted papers and miscellaneous items, it contained a large number of umbrellas and two grand pianos placed one on top of the other, the upper instrument used as storage for letters and parcels. (1 July 1925)
There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2083 other events about 5734 people in 6443 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
Friday 29th of May 1953 (x) — Mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norkey are the first climbers confirmed as having reached the summit. Hillary and Norgay were part of the ninth British expedition to Mount Everest.
Friday 16th of May 1975 (x) — Mountaineer Junko Tabei becomes the first woman to reach the summit.