Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 31 December 1898

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

The explosion was caused by a faulty weld on a 65–76 "Kit" practice torpedo, leading to an explosion of high-test peroxide and secondary detonation of 5 to 7 torpedo warheads.
(12 August 2000)

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BirthFactDeath (+) Saturday 31st of December 1898 126 years ago
Singer and actress Umm Kulthum aka The Nightingale of the Nile is born as Fātimah ʾIbrāhīm as-Sayyid al-Biltāǧī in Tamay e-Zahayra, El Senbellawein, Dakahlia, Egypt. Some sources say Kulthum was born on 4 May 1904.