Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 29 January 1904

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On 5 July a gale developed and Méduse showed signs of breaking up. 146 men and one woman boarded an unstable raft. The raft had few supplies and no means of steering or navigation. By the fourth day there were only 67 people left alive on the raft and some resorted to cannibalism to survive. On the eighth day the fittest decided to throw the weak and wounded overboard, leaving just 15 men remaining, all of whom survived another four days until their rescue on 17 July by the brig Argus which accidentally encountered them.
(2 July 1816)

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There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 29th of January 1904 122 years, 2 months and 29 days ago
Murderer H. D. Egbert is executed by hanging at the age of 26 in Oregon State Penitentiary, Salem, Oregon, United States. Egbert was the first man to be hanged at the Oregon State Penitentiary.