Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 March 1960

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

The ship was en route from Ziguinchor to Dakar when it ran into a violent storm farther out to sea than it was licensed to sail. The estimated 2000 passengers aboard would have amounted to at least three times the ship's design capacity. The large numbers sleeping on-deck added further instability. Only 64 passengers survived.
(26 September 2002)

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There are 3385 births, 3950 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2085 other events about 5737 people in 6452 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 17th of March 1960 66 years, 1 months and 11 days ago
The remains of six tons of books, journals and papers of deceased 63-year-old psychoanalist and pioneer of sexual freedom Wilhelm Reich are burned by FDA officials in Gansevoort Street Destructor Plant, Bloomfield Street, New York, New York, United States.