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

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

Since then the date is known as 'Ether Day'.
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There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 15th of November 1978 48 years, 7 months and 7 days 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.