Egon von Furstenberg or Prince Egon von Furstenberg (June 29, 1946 - June 11, 2004) was a fashion designer. June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was born Eduard Egon Peter Paul Giovanni, Prince zu Fürstenberg at Lausanne in Switzerland, the son of Prince Tassilo zu Fürstenberg (1903-1989) and his first wife, Clara Agnelli (b. 1920), a sister of Fiat's Giovanni Agnelli. Raised in great privilege in Venice, Italy, he was baptized by the future Pope John XXIII and was a direct descendant of both Stéphanie de Beauharnais (adoptive daughter of Emperor Napoleon I) and the 18th-century English collector, writer, and eccentric William Thomas Beckford. Location within Switzerland Lausanne (46° 31′ 10″ N, 6° 37′ 56″ E) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France). ... Giovanni Agnelli (August 13, 1866-December 16, 1945) founded Fiat in 1899. ... Venice is known for its waterways and gondolas Gondola. ... The Blessed John XXIII wearing a Papal Tiara Angelo Roncalli was born in Sotto il Monte (province of Bergamo), Italy on November 25, 1881. ... Stéphanie de Beauharnais Stéphanie Louise Adrienne de Beauharnais (August 28, 1789 - January 29, 1860) was the consort of Karl Ludwig Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden. ... Fonthill Abbey designed for William Beckford by the architect James Wyatt William Thomas Beckford (October 1, 1760 – May 2, 1844) was an English novelist, art critic, travel writer and politician. ...

Fürstenberg began his career as a buyer for Macy's, and took night classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology. He began designing clothes for plus-size women, and later expanding to full fashion and ready-to-wear lines. Macys Department Store on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan Looking down on Macys. ...

On July 16, 1969 at Montfort l'Amaury, Yvelines, France, he married the Belgium-born Diane Simone Michelle Halfin, daughter of a Holocaust survivor. She was Jewish, and the senior Fürstenbergs objected to the couple's union on that basis. They had two children, Alexandre Egon (b. January 25, 1970) and Tatiana Desirée (b. February 16, 1971), and were divorced. At Egon's urging, his wife launched her own fashion house (as Diane von Fürstenberg) and created the iconic wrap dress. Diane later married media mogul Barry Diller in 2001. In 1983 Egon married Lynn Marshall (ca. 1950-), a Mississippi-born American. However, despite his marriages, he freely admitted that he was bisexual. July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... A line of high-end womens apparel which is only offered in the most elite stores such as Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Neiman Marcus. ... Barry Diller at the Web 2. ... Bisexuality in human sexual behavior refers to one or more of aesthetic attraction, romantic love and sexual desire without regard to gender. ...

Prince Egon von Fürstenberg died at Spallanzani Hospital in Rome. According to the New York Post, Fürstenberg's widow stated that he died of liver cancer caused by a hepatitis C infection picked up in the 1970s; other sources suggest that AIDS was the underlying cause. City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... The New York Post masthead The New York Post is one of the oldest (and according to some definitions, the oldest) newspapers still published in the United States. ... Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, also called hepatoma) is a primary malignancy (cancer) of the liver. ... Hepatitis C is a form of hepatitis liver inflammation caused by a virus, the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). ... The Red Ribbon is the global symbol for solidarity with HIV positive people and those living with AIDS. AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and is defined as a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the depletion of the immune system caused...

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