Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 4 May 1940

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

The first two to reach the camp were a British Special Air Service officer, Lieutenant John Randall and his jeep driver who were on a reconnaissance mission and discovered the camp by chance.
(15 April 1945)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

There are 3359 births, 3911 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 4th of May 1940 84 years ago
39-year-old SS-Obersturmbannführer and longest serving commandant of Auschwitz-KZ Rudolf Höss is installed in KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau, Birkenau, Małopolska, Poland.