Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 27 August 2019

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

On 25 March Richard was struck in the left shoulder near the neck by a crossbowman while walking around the unarmed castle of Châlus-Chabrol. He tried to pull the arrow out in the privacy of his tent but failed. A surgeon called a 'butcher' removed it, carelessly mangling the King's arm in the process.
(6 April 1199)

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There are 3359 births, 3910 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2069 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 27th of August 2019 5 years ago There Was an Object on the Desert
Race car driver and TV personality Jessi Jessica M. Combs aka the fastest woman on four wheels dies after crashing a jet-powered high-speed race car at the speed of 841,338 km/ph at the age of 39 in Alvord Desert, Oregon, United States. Combs was attempting to better her four-wheel land speed record. Combs's car crashed due to "a mechanical failure of the front wheel" which was "most likely caused from striking an object on the desert".