Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
Of the 1309 passengers and crew on board only 150 people survived. Four other ferries sank in the same typhoon, making a total loss of life of 1430.
(26 September 1954)
There are 3393 births, 3959 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5748 people in 6460 places until today.
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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 11th of March 1864 162 years, 2 months and 29 days ago |
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 244 Die in Dale Dyke Dam break in Dale Dike Reservoir, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The reservoir was being filled for the first time. The immediate cause was a crack in the embankment but the source of the crack was never determined. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sheffield_Flood |
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