Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 23 December 1961

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

On the morning of his execution Laval attempted to cheat the firing squad by taking poison from a vial stitched inside the lining of his jacket. The poison was so old that it was ineffective and repeated stomach-pumpings revived Laval.
(15 October 1945)

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There are 3391 births, 3955 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5744 people in 6459 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 23rd of December 1961 65 years, 7 months and 12 days ago
71 Die in train derailment in Fiumarella Viaduct, Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiumarella_rail_disaster