Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 4 November 1979

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

On the same day Purrington killed his wife Elizabeth, and seven of his eight children; 19-year-old Polly, 15-year-old Martha, 12-year-old Benjamin, 10-year-old Anna, 8-year-old Nathaniel, 6-year-old Nathan and 2-year-old Louisa. The Sunday before his death he wrote to his brother that on the reception of the letter he should be dead and requesting him to take charge of his family.
(8 July 1806)

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There are 3381 births, 3949 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6449 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 4th of November 1979 47 years, 9 months and 25 days ago
52 Americans are held hostage for 444 days in US Embassy, Tehran, Tehran, Iran. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis