Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 1 August 1970

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

After continuing at dangerous and uncontrolled speeds of up to 135 kilometres per hour for nearly 6.5 kilometres the first coach derailed, causing a pile-up and resultant fire. Because of the fire and impact only 425 of the 675 troops killed could be identified.
(12 December 1917)

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There are 3359 births, 3910 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 1st of August 1970 54 Years Ago
233 Die in MV Christena ferry shipwreck in Nevis, Leeward Islands, Caribbean Sea. The passenger capacity was 155 but that afternoon Christena had approximately 320 people on board. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christena_disaster