Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 June 1953

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

After continuing at dangerous and uncontrolled speeds of up to 135 kilometres per hour for nearly 6.5 kilometres the first coach derailed, causing a pile-up and resultant fire. Because of the fire and impact only 425 of the 675 troops killed could be identified.
(12 December 1917)

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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) Thursday 18th of June 1953 73 years, 11 months and 12 days ago
129 Die in United States Air Force Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crash in Tachikawa Air Base, Tachikawa, Kantō, Japan. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachikawa_air_disaster