Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 April 2002

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

According to Madaline Joan Cottage aka Little Patty she and Zero were in bed when he picked up a .22 Caliber Iver & Johnson revolver. After Patty told Zero that there was only one bullet in the gun he spun the cylinder, placed the muzzle against his head and shot himself. Later an anonymous man told a Los Angeles Times writer that he was present when Zero died. According to the man Zero didn't kill himself but one of the girls shot him.
(5 November 1969)

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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 17th of April 2002 24 years, 11 months and 20 days ago
112 Die in China Northern Airlines Flight 6136 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crash in Bohai Bay, Dalian, Liaoning, China. The plane crashed into the bay shortly after the pilot reported "fire on board". A passenger named Zhang Pilin apparently set fire to the passenger cabin with gasoline, causing the loss of control and crash. Zhang had purchased seven air insurance policies worth a total of 1.400.000 renminbi prior to boarding the flight.