Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 May 1972

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The collision involved three trains: the passenger trains 12841 Coromandel Express and 12864 SMVT Bengaluru–Howrah SF Express as well as a goods train. Over 900 people were injured.
(2 June 2023)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 15th of May 1972 54 years, 3 months and 9 days ago
Student and hero of the Lithuanian resistance Romas Kalanta aka The Young Man with the Mesmerizing Eyes commits suicide by self-immolation at the age of 19 in Laisvės Alėja, Kaunas, Trakai Voivodeship, Lithuania. Kalanta's suicide was a protest against the occupation of Lithuania by the USSR.