Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 10 July 1976

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

The plane ran off the end of the runway and burst into flames. Two flight attendants seated in the back of the cabin survived the crash and fire. A third flight attendant survived the disaster but later died in hospital. Andy Warhol painted his first 'disaster painting', '129 Die in Jet!' based on the 4 June 1962 cover of the New York Mirror, the day after the crash. At that time, the death count was 129.
(3 June 1962)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 10th of July 1976 50 years, 5 months and 5 days ago
Approximately six tonnes of chemicals including the poisonous TCDD are released during an industrial accident in ICMESA Plant, Seveso, Lombardia, Italy. Within days a total of 3.300 animals, mostly poultry and rabbits, were found dead. 1.600 people of all ages had been examined and 447 were found to suffer from skin lesions or chloracne. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seveso_disaster