Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 4 August 1859

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

Of the 1309 passengers and crew on board only 150 people survived. Four other ferries sank in the same typhoon, making a total loss of life of 1430.
(26 September 1954)

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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 4th of August 1859 167 years, 7 months and 17 days ago
Writer Knut Hamsun is born as Knud Pedersen in Lom, Gudbrandsdal, Norway.