Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
The plane was shot by SM-2MR surface-to-air missiles from the USS-Vincennes when the crew mistakenly identified the Iranian Airbus as an attacking F-14 Tomcat fighter.
(3 July 1988)
There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2079 other events about 5733 people in 6441 places until today.
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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 20th of April 1968 57 Years Ago |
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 123 Die in SuidAfrikaanse Lugdiens Boeing 707 Flight 228 crash in Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. The plane just took off from Strijdom International Airport. Subsequent investigation determined that the accident was attributable to pilot error. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Airways_Flight_228 |
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