Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 14 May 1956

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A group of 26 survivors were found by the Grimsby trawler Sylvia. 32 more were picked up by the British steamer Cervonax and 70, including Captain Gundal, by the German steamer Energie. Some of the 160 survivors spent up to eight days in open lifeboats before rescue.
(28 June 1904)

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There are 3359 births, 3911 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (+) Monday 14th of May 1956 68 years ago
Serial killer and cannibal Dorángel Vargas aka El Comegente aka Hannibal Lecter of the Andes is born as José Dorángel Vargas Gomez in Caño Zancudo, Mérida, Venezuela.