Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 29 June 67

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The 4.310-ton French vessel was carrying 76 tons of Belgian munitions from the port of Antwerpen. Thirty minutes after the first explosion, while hundreds of people were involved in a FAR-organized operation to rescue victims and secure the ship, a second even more powerful explosion occurred, resulting in many further fatalities. At the time of the explosion, Che Guevara was in a meeting in the INRA building nearby. The explosion is often attributed to the CIA who wished to overthrow the new government of Fidel Castro.
(4 March 1960)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 29th of June 0067 1959 years, 7 months and 18 days ago
First Pope Petrus I born as Shimon Petrus Cephas is executed by crucifixion with his head downwards at the age of 66 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Petrus was crucified with his head downwards, as he himself had desired to suffer.