Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 May 1957

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

Laika died within hours from overheating possibly caused by a failure of the central R-7 sustainer to separate from the payload. The true cause and time of her death were not made public until 2002; instead, it was widely reported that she died when her oxygen ran out on day six, or as the Soviet government initially claimed, she was euthanised prior to oxygen depletion.
(3 November 1957)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1989

There are 3347 births, 3884 deaths, 1122 murders, 492 disasters and 2018 other events about 5697 people in 6343 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 16th of May 1957 67 years ago
American Prohibition agent Eliot Ness dies of a heart attack at the age of 54 in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, United States. In one popular yet false anecdote Ness died just as he was about to have the first alcoholic drink of his life.