Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 May 1872

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

51 railway wagons carrying sulfur, fertilizer, petrol and cotton wool broke loose from their siding at Abu Muslim Station and rolled down the track for about 20 kilometres until they derailed and rolled down an embankment. During the cleanup operation the cargo of the wagons exploded.
(18 February 2004)

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There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2083 other events about 5734 people in 6443 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (+) Saturday 18th of May 1872 153 years ago
Philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic and political activist Bertrand Arthur William Russell is born in Ravenscroft, Trellech, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.