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

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The flight was hijacked by recently been demoted ranger Le Duc Tan, holding two grenades. Even though the exact cause remains unclear it has been speculated that the hijacker caused the crash by setting off his grenades after the pilots refused to give in to his demands.
(15 September 1974)

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There are 3359 births, 3911 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (+) Saturday 18th of May 1872 152 years ago
Philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic and political activist Bertrand Arthur William Russell is born in Ravenscroft, Trellech, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.