Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 24 May 1976

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

Passengers, including many gold miners were killed by being dashed against the rocks by the waves rather than drowned. Others drowned weighed down by the belts of gold they were wearing around their bodies. The survivors, 21 passengers and 18 crew members were all men, with no women or children saved.
(26 October 1859)

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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 (x) Monday 24th of May 1976 48 years ago
38-year-old Wiener Aktionist Hermann Nitsch performs his 51. Aktion mit Rosanna Chiessi in Arte Fiera, Quartieri Fieristici, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.