Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 February 1974

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

As he was waiting for his gated home to open three gunmen emerged from a Fiat 128 across the street and opened fire on Hunt's Alfa Romeo armoured limousine with automatic weapons. While none of the rounds fired at the limousine penetrated, one gunman jumped on the trunk and fired into the upper edge of the rear window. One of the 7.65mm rounds broke through the rubber and metal window frame and struck Hunt in the skull.
(15 February 1984)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 17th of February 1974 52 years, 7 months and 17 days ago
48 Die in Zamalek SC and Dukla Prague football game stampede in Zamalek Stadium, Caïro, Al Qahirah, Egypt. According to reports, up to 80.000 people tried to access the stadium despite the capacity at the time being just 40.000. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamalek_disaster