Count Arnaldo Casella Tamburini, Jr. (January 24, 1885 - September 12, 1936) was an Italian artist who killed himself in Chicago, Illinois. [1]
Count Arnaldo Casella Tamburini, Jr. (January 24, 1885 - September 12, 1936) was an Italian artist who killed himself in Chicago, Illinois. [1]
He was born in Florence, Italy on January 24, 1885, to Arnaldo Casella Tamburini, Sr.
He killed himself on September 12, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois when he jumped from a second story window at St. Luke's Hospital where he had been hospitalized for mental illness. [2]
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The following events occurred in January 1936:
The following events occurred in June 1936:
Casella may refer to:
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