Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 November 1978

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

It was the last group of 'witches' to be executed. Clergyman Nicholas Noyes reportedly turned toward the suspended bodies of the victims and said "What a sad thing it is to see eight firebrands of hell hanging there."
(22 September 1692)

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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 (x) Wednesday 15th of November 1978 46 Years Ago
183 Die in Loftleiðir HF LL 001 Douglas DC-8-63CF crash on landing in Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, Basnahira Palata, Sri Lanka. The crash killed 8 of the 13 Icelandic crew members, 5 reserve crew members and 170 mostly Indonesian Muslim pilgrims from South Borneo. There were 79 survivors, 47 without injuries.