Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 30 October 1997

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 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 30th of October 1997 29 years, 6 months and 14 days ago
Film director Samuel Michael Fuller dies of natural causes at the age of 85 in Hollywood, California, United States.