Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 December 1996

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

The plane crashed into a heavily populated residential area seconds after taking off. Dozens of houses and cars were destroyed and 49 people perished on the ground. 17 passengers survived the accident. Observers reported smelling Durian fruit in the crash, leading to suggestions that the plane was overloaded with the prized fruit. The director of the airline initially denied that durian was on board but later admitted that 2,7 tonnes were loaded.
(5 September 2005)

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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 (-) Friday 20th of December 1996 29 years ago
Astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist and futurologist Carl Edward Sagan dies of pneumonia at the age of 62 in Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States.