Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 3 August 1936

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

Over 400 people were injured. The dead and injured were lain along the touchline and covered with coats. A little under half an hour later the game was restarted with a new sawdust lined touchline separating the players from the bodies.
(9 March 1946)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 3rd of August 1936 90 years, 8 months and 12 days ago
23-year-old black Olympic legend Jesse Owens wins the Olympics 100m sprint with a time of 10.3s, defeating teammate college friend Ralph Metcalfe by a tenth of a second and Tinus Osendarp of the Netherlands by two tenths of a second in Olympiastadion, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Berlin, Germany.