Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 12 May 2006

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McVitie's body was never recovered, probably thrown from a boat into the sea at Newhaven, Sussex by the Krays friend and associate Freddie Foreman. Following McVitie's murder, the Krays and several other members of their gang were finally arrested by Scotland Yard who had been watching their exploits for years.
(28 October 1967)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 12th of May 2006 18 Years Ago
Over 150 Die in pressurised petrol pipeline explosion and fire in Atlas Creek Island, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. Vandals drilled holes into the pipe to steal fuel and local people had then come down with jerrycans to fill them with fuel. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Atlas_Creek_pipeline_explosion