Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 28 April 1996

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

The Russian ballerina Anna Sobeshchanskaya for whom the role of Odette was intended was pulled from the première performance when a governing official in Moscow complained about her, stating that she had accepted several pieces of expensive jewelry from him only to then marry a fellow danseur and sell the pieces for cash.
(4 March 1877)

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There are 3362 births, 3913 deaths, 1121 murders, 494 disasters and 2074 other events about 5715 people in 6417 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 28th of April 1996 28 years ago
29-year-old mass murderer Martin Bryant kills 35 and wounds 23 people in a shooting spree in Port Arthur Prison Colony, Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia. Bryant's motivation for the massacre remains a closely guarded secret known only to his lawyer, who is bound not to reveal confidences without his client's consent.