Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 January 1939

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

The time it took the aircraft to dive from cruise altitude to the river was less than one minute. The plane was traveling faster than the speed of sound for a few seconds before impact. Due to the high speed the entire aircraft and passengers disintegrated upon impact.
(19 December 1997)

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There are 3359 births, 3910 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 20th of January 1939 85 years ago
Murderer LeRoy Hershel McCarthy is executed by the gas chamber at the age of 29 in Oregon State Penitentiary, Salem, Oregon, United States. McCarthy was the first man to be executed in the Oregon State Gas Chamber.