Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 July 1973

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The truck overturned and an explosion occurred as villagers attempted to collect the fuel that was spilling from the overturned vehicle. One local resident was smoking a cigarette, a spark from which ignited the fuel. 196 people were injured.
(2 July 2010)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 20th of July 1973 53 years, 0 months and 19 days ago
Land Art artist Robert Irving Smithson dies in a plane crash while surveying sites for his work 'Amarillo Ramp' at the age of 35 in Amarillo Ramp, Tevocas Lake, Amarillo, Texas, United States. Smithson's 'Amarillo Ramp' was finished by Richard Serra, Nancy Holt and Tony Shafrazi.