Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 30 April 2010

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

The celebration attracted 750.000 to 1.000.000 people, and ineffective crowd control meant the bridge became congested with roughly 300.000 people, causing the center span of the bridge to flatten out under the weight.
(24 May 1987)

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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 (-) Friday 30th of April 2010 14 years ago
Planespotter and journalist Levent Salim Bergkotte stabs to death 37-year-old Alastair Whewell, pilot of the Piper Cherokee PA-28 they were flying, and shuts down the engine of the sports plane to make it crash at the age of 33 in Bariloche, Patagonia, Argentina. Bergkotte left a farewell letter to his wife in his hotel room.