Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 August 1969

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

Of the four Mk28-type hydrogen bombs the B-52G carried, three were found on land. The non-nuclear explosives in two of the weapons detonated upon impact with the ground resulting in the contamination of a 2 km2 area by plutonium. The fourth, which fell into the Mediterranean Sea, was recovered intact after a 2 1⁄2-month-long search.
(17 January 1966)

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There are 3381 births, 3949 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6449 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 17th of August 1969 57 years, 7 months and 5 days ago
Modernist architecture pioneer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe born as Maria Ludwig Michael Mies dies of esophageal cancer at the age of 83 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.