Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 21 July 1948

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Officials said the riverboat Sobral Santos II was overloaded with up to 500 passengers and hundreds of tons of cargo. The accident occurred more than 700 miles up the Amazon which contains flesh-eating piranha fish, gigantic catfish and electric eels.
(19 September 1981)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 21st of July 1948 76 years ago
Painter Arshile Gorky born as Vostanik Manuk Adoian commits suicide by hanging at the age of 44 in Sherman, Connecticut, United States. Gorky had undergone a cancer operation and was involved in a car crash in which he broke his neck. His wife left him and several of his works of art were destroyed in a studio fire.