Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 31 March 1980

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

Africa was killed along with five other adults and five children when the Philadelphia Police Department head of bomb disposal dropped a satchel containing a gel-based explosive from a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter on a fortified bunker occupied by members of MOVE. The resulting explosion started a fire that resulted in the destruction of 65 homes in the neighborhood.
(13 May 1985)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1990

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

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 31st of March 1980 46 years, 11 months and 15 days ago
Black Olympic legend Jesse James Cleveland Owens dies of lung cancer at the age of 67 in Tucson, Arizona, United States.