Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 15 October 1935

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

Neither airline was originally due to be at the airport but both were diverted from the much bigger Las Palmas airport on nearby Gran Canaria island after a terrorist bomb blast near the departure lounge. 61 people survived. The crash is the deadliest accident in aviation history.
(27 March 1977)

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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 (-) Tuesday 15th of October 1935 89 years ago
Murderer Gerald T. 'Jerry' Thompson is executed by Old Smokey at the age of 26 in Joliet Prison, Joliet, Illinois, United States.