Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 30 May 1909

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

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 (+) Sunday 30th of May 1909 117 years, 11 months and 10 days ago
Musician and bandleader Benny Benjamin David Goodman aka The King of Swing is born in Maxwell Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States.