Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
Pilot Yaroslav Kudrinsky had given the controls of the plane to his 15-year-old son Eldar for amusement. Eldar pushed the control column for 30 seconds causing the autopilot to switch to manual.
(23 March 1994)
There are 3381 births, 3950 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6450 places until today.
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BirthFactDeath (x) Tuesday 15th of April 1947 79 years, 8 months and 28 days ago |
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 581 Die in SS Grandcamp explosion and fire in Port of Texas City, Texas City, Texas, United States. 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. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Disaster |
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