Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 May 2012

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

As a prototype of the missile was being prepared for a test flight, an explosion occurred when second stage engines ignited accidentally while it was still on the launchpad. Despite the magnitude of the disaster, news of it was suppressed for many years and the Soviet government did not acknowledge the event until 1989.
(24 October 1960)

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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 (-) Thursday 17th of May 2012 14 years, 10 months and 0 days ago
Singer-songwriter Donna Summer born as LaDonna Adrian Gaines aka The Queen of Disco dies of lung cancer at the age of 64 in Naples, Florida, United States. Summer believed she developed her lung cancer by inhaling toxic particles following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.