Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 12 May 1997

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

The victims were attending a mnemósynon, an orthodox memorial service for the late Grigorios Apostolopoulos, and were served koliva a traditional food associated with the service. The widow had accidentally put a powdered insecticide on the dish of wheat and raisins while preparing it, after having mistaken it for powdered sugar.
(12 July 1964)

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There are 3393 births, 3958 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5747 people in 6459 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 12th of May 1997 29 years, 11 months and 23 days ago
Serial killer Dimitris Vakrinos commits suicide by hanging with a shoelace at the age of 36 in Athens, Attica, Greece. A guard found the Vakrinos hanging in the showers of the prison isolation ward where he was being held with two other prisoners.