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

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The SS Grandcamp's cargo of approximately 2.300 tons of ammonium nitrate detonated due to a fire and caused a subsequent chain-reaction of further fires and explosions in other ships and nearby oil-storage facilities. An additional 113 people were classified as missing, for no identifiable parts were ever found.
(15 April 1947)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 18th of July 1947 79 years, 8 months and 30 days ago
53-year-old Nazi leader and Stellvertreter des Führers Rudolf Hess is transported with six other Nazi leaders by aircraft to the Allied military prison in Kriegsverbrechergefängnis, Spandau, Berlin, Berlin, Germany.