Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 October 1874

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The SS Grandcamp's cargo of approximately 2.300 tons of ammonium nitrate detonated due to a fire and caused a subsequent chain-reaction of further fires and explosions in other ships and nearby oil-storage facilities. An additional 113 people were classified as missing, for no identifiable parts were ever found.
(15 April 1947)

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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 (+) Tuesday 20th of October 1874 151 years ago
Modernist composer Charles Edward Ives is born in Danbury, Connecticut, United States.