Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 3 January 1496

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

An electrical anomaly caused a Zuni rocket on a F-4B Phantom to fire, striking an external fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk. The flammable jet fuel spilled across the flight deck, ignited and triggered a chain-reaction of explosions that killed 134 sailors and injured 161.
(29 July 1967)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1990

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) Friday 3rd of January 1496 528 years ago
44-year-old artist, scientist, engineer, mathematician, inventor and polymath Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine in Monte Ceceri, Fiesole, Toscana, Italy.