Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 31 March 1855

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The two explosions at Silo 110 of the plant formed a crater 90 m by 125 m wide and 19 m deep. The explosions were heard as two loud bangs in north-eastern France and in München, more than 300 km away, and are estimated to have contained an energy of 1–2 kilotonnes TNT equivalent. Over 2.000 people were injured. According to some descriptions only 10% of the 4.500 tonnes of fertilizer stored in the silo detonated in the incident.
(21 September 1921)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Saturday 31st of March 1855 169 years ago
Poet and writer Charlotte Brontë aka Currer Bell dies of dehydration and malnourishment due to vomiting caused by severe morning sickness or hyperemesis gravidarum at the age of 39 in Haworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom.