Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 August 1227

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

Apart from Croce, 24-year-old guitarist Maury Muehleisen, 57-year-old charter pilot Robert N. Elliott, 36-year-old comedian George Stevens, 28-year-old manager and booking agent Kenneth D. Cortose and 30-year-old road manager Dennis Rast also died. The plane crashed an hour after the end of a concert at Northwestern State University's Prather Coliseum.
(20 September 1973)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 18th of August 1227 797 years ago
1st Khagan of the Mongol Empire Genghis Khan born as Temüjin dies of injuries suffered when falling off his horse at the age of 65 in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. The exact cause of Khan's death remains a mystery and is variously attributed to being killed in action against the Western Xia, illness, falling from his horse or wounds sustained in hunting or battle.