Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 3 August 1492

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The bullet lodged in Roosevelt's chest after penetrating his steel eyeglass case and passing through a 50 pages single-folded copy of the speech titled "Progressive Cause Greater than any Individual" which he was carrying in his jacket.
(14 October 1912)

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There are 3381 births, 3949 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6449 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 3rd of August 1492 534 years, 5 months and 9 days ago
41-year-old explorer, navigator, cartographer and captain Christophorus Columbus sails off on the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina on his way to discover America in Palos de la Frontera, Andalucía, Spain.