Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 5 December 1993

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

A group of 26 survivors were found by the Grimsby trawler Sylvia. 32 more were picked up by the British steamer Cervonax and 70, including Captain Gundal, by the German steamer Energie. Some of the 160 survivors spent up to eight days in open lifeboats before rescue.
(28 June 1904)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1989

There are 3392 births, 3956 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5745 people in 6459 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 5th of December 1993 33 years, 6 months and 16 days ago
Third bomb attack by 44-year-old xenophobic serial bomber Franz Fuchs in Wien, Wien, Austria. Former Viennese Major Helmut Zilk lost a large part of his left hand in the explosion. Two other bomb-letters were detected before they explode.