Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 10 May 1987

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

The plane crashed into the bay shortly after the pilot reported "fire on board". A passenger named Zhang Pilin apparently set fire to the passenger cabin with gasoline, causing the loss of control and crash. Zhang had purchased seven air insurance policies worth a total of 1.400.000 renminbi prior to boarding the flight.
(17 April 2002)

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There are 3361 births, 3912 deaths, 1121 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5714 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 10th of May 1987 37 years ago
Tempera painter and presumed mass poisoner Sadamichi Hirasawa dies of pneumonia at the age of 95 in Hachioji, Tokyo, Kantō, Japan. Hirasawa had been on death row for 32 years. He spent his time painting and writing his autobiography 'My Will: the Teikoku Bank Case'.