August 2, 1897

02/08/2026

At midnight, the captain of the Demeter hears a cry and discovers another crewman has vanished; they are now in the North Sea.

August 1437 – 1476
Events explained by Stefan Andreescu in his book, Vlad Tepes (Dracula) between legend and historical facts, 1976: • August 23, 1437: Jupan Bodin received a confirmation of possession and tax exemptions for the village of Vlădeşti (Muscel) from Voivode Vlad Dracul (Vlad the Impaler’s father). Radu cel Frumos was not born by this date. • August 2, 1439: Mircea, Vlad, and Radu were cited as sons of Vlad Dracul. • August 8, 1447: A document issued by "Io Vladul voievod, lord of Wallachia, son of the great and very good Christian Vladu voievod" is of doubtful authenticity. • August 1447 (Summer): Iancu of Hunedoara likely intervened in Wallachia. • August 7, 1448: Iancu of Hunedoara, in Rupea, wrote to the Braşovians about Vladislav II, recommending he be received with due honor. • August 1448: Battles took place near the Wallachian border, along the Danube. • August 1, 1451-April 15, 1456: Jupan...

August 2, 1897
At midnight, the captain of the Demeter hears a cry and discovers another crewman has vanished; they are now in the North Sea.
August 1, 1897
Mina Murray and Lucy Westenra sit in the Whitby churchyard and talk to the elderly Mr. Swales, who dismisses local legends as "air-blebs" and "lies." Meanwhile, the captain of the Demeter notes the ship is drifting in a thick fog, and the crew is beyond fear, working stolidly toward a "terrible doom."
July 30, 1897
The Demeter nears England in fine weather, though the crew remains in a state of panic.

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