Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 September 2000

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

The fire started when the band Gurizada Fandangueira ignited fireworks during their show. The high death toll was due to the lack of emergency exits (the only access in and out of the building was the front door) and the fact that the number of people inside exceeded the maximum capacity by hundreds.
(27 January 2013)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

There are 3361 births, 3912 deaths, 1121 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5714 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 20th of September 2000 24 years ago
Cosmonaut Gherman Stepanovich Titov dies of a heart attack at the age of 65 in Moscow, Central Federal District, Russia. Titov was the second person to orbit the earth aboard Vostok 2 on 6 August 1961, preceded by Yuri Gagarin.