Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
The explosion killed 186 people and injured more than 680 others, and destroyed one-third of the building. The blast destroyed or damaged 324 other buildings within a 16-block radius, shattered glass in 258 nearby buildings, and destroyed or burned 86 cars, causing an estimated 652 million dollars worth of damage. The bomb consisted of about 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg) of ammonium nitrate and nitromethane.
(19 April 1995)
There are 3395 births, 3960 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5749 people in 6462 places until today.
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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 4th of November 1922 104 years, 7 months and 26 days ago |
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48-year-old archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter discovers the entrance to the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in KV62, Valley of the Kings, Thebe, Egypt. Carter's young water boy accidentally stumbled on a stone that turned out to be the top of a flight of steps cut into the bedrock |
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