Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 30 December 1903

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The church was crowded with approximately 3.000 people to hear Booker T. Washington address the National Convention of Negro Baptists. Someone in the choir yelled "A fight!" Mistaking the word 'fight' for 'fire' the congregation rose en masse and started for the door. Through mere fright many persons fainted and as they fell to the floor were crushed to death.
(19 September 1902)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Wednesday 30th of December 1903 123 years, 1 months and 5 days ago
605 Die in Iroquois Theatre fire in Iroquois Theatre, 24–28 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States. At the beginning of the second act, a dance number in the popular Drury Lane musical 'Mr. Bluebeard', was in progress when an arc light shorted out and sparks ignited a muslin curtain. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois_Theatre_fire