Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 August 1947

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

Berdella brought Ferris home and drugged him with crushed tranquilizers he had concealed in a meal an then tied him to his bed before torturing him almost constantly for approximately 27 hours. The torture included repeated administering of 7.700-volt electrical shocks to the shoulder and testicles for up to five minutes in each instance and acupuncture via hypodermic needles to the neck and genitals.
(26 September 1985)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

There are 3393 births, 3958 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5747 people in 6459 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 18th of August 1947 79 years, 9 months and 1 days ago
147 Die in storage depot explosion in Base de Defensas Submarinas, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain. Some 1.737 sea mines, torpedoes and depth charges containing 200 tonnes of TNT and amatol, exploded for unknown reasons. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cádiz_Explosion