Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 December 1946

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Passengers, including many gold miners were killed by being dashed against the rocks by the waves rather than drowned. Others drowned weighed down by the belts of gold they were wearing around their bodies. The survivors, 21 passengers and 18 crew members were all men, with no women or children saved.
(26 October 1859)

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BirthFactDeath (+) Wednesday 18th of December 1946 80 years, 3 months and 20 days ago
Anti-apartheid activist Steve Stephen Bantu Biko is born in King William's Town, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.