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Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

On 25 September 1959 Lanza entered the clinic for the purpose of losing weight for an upcoming film. While in the clinic he underwent a controversial weight loss program colloquially known as 'the twilight sleep treatment' which required its patients to be kept immobile and sedated for prolonged periods.
(7 October 1959)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

There are 3366 births, 3930 deaths, 1121 murders, 498 disasters and 2076 other events about 5724 people in 6431 places until today.

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Boulevard Edgar Quinet, XIVe, Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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