BIRTH(+)FACT(᙮)DEATH(-)

41st year  -  N° 160                 Tuesday, 9 June 2026         Antwerpen		
Out in the Real World
BirthFactDeath (x)
Wednesday 29th of June 1864
162 years, 11 months and 10 days ago




99 Die in Grand Trunk train plunge into a river in Belœil Bridge, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada.

Train conductor Thomas Finn and engineer William Burnie failed to acknowledge a stop signal and the train fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River.


More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St-Hilaire_train_disaster