Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 30 August 1974

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)

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There are 3347 births, 3884 deaths, 1122 murders, 492 disasters and 2018 other events about 5697 people in 6343 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 30th of August 1974 50 Years Ago
153 Die in Belgrade-Dortmund Express derailment in Zagreb Glavni Kolodvor, Zagreb, Zagrebačka županija, Croatia. An investigation into the accident showed that the train at several sites exceeded the speed limit by nearly 70 km/h. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zagreb_train_disaster