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Davis often smoked four packs of cigarettes a day as an adult. When told that laryngectomy offered him the best chance of survival Davis replied he would rather keep his voice than have a part of his throat removed; he subsequently was treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. His entire larynx however was ultimately removed during surgery in March 1990.
(16 May 1990)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

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Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy.

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Thursday 12th of March 1863 (+) — Writer, poet, journalist and soldier Gabriele D'Annunzio is born.
Legend has it that he was initially baptized Gaetano and given the name of Gabriele later in childhood, because of his angelic looks.