Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 21 May 1996

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The train was carrying about 1000 passengers. Grief-stricken relatives came to the scene and nearly lynched the surviving locomotive engineer who took refuge in a police station. The train conductors also fled.
(20 March 1946)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Tuesday 21st of May 1996 30 years, 11 months and 12 days ago
Up to 1000 Die in MV Bukoba ferry capsizing in Lake Victoria, Mwanza, Nigeria. Abu Ubaidah al-Banshiri, who was then second in command of Al Qaeda, died in the disaster. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Bukoba