Kipling's death had in fact previously been incorrectly announced in a magazine, to which he wrote, "I've just read that I am dead. Don't forget to delete me from your list of subscribers." (18 January 1936)
There are 3346 births, 3883 deaths, 1122 murders, 492 disasters and 2018 other events about 5696 people in 6343 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.