Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 22 October 1879

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

The freight train was grossly overloaded with illegal passengers. With all the cars in the tunnel, people died of carbon monoxide poisoning when the train stalled on a steep gradient.
(2 March 1944)

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There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 22nd of October 1879 147 years, 4 months and 26 days ago
32-year-old inventor Thomas Edison aka The Wizard of Menlo Park tests the first incandescent light bulb in Menlo Park, Raritan Township, New Jersey, United States. Edison's lamp burned for 13 1/2 hours.