Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 13 March 1898

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The SS Grandcamp's cargo of approximately 2.300 tons of ammonium nitrate detonated due to a fire and caused a subsequent chain-reaction of further fires and explosions in other ships and nearby oil-storage facilities. An additional 113 people were classified as missing, for no identifiable parts were ever found.
(15 April 1947)

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There are 3359 births, 3910 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2071 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (+) Sunday 13th of March 1898 126 years ago
Film director Henry Hathaway is born as Henri Léopold de Fiennes Hathaway in Sacramento, California, United States.