Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 5 March 1916

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

An electrical anomaly caused a Zuni rocket on a F-4B Phantom to fire, striking an external fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk. The flammable jet fuel spilled across the flight deck, ignited and triggered a chain-reaction of explosions that killed 134 sailors and injured 161.
(29 July 1967)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

There are 3391 births, 3955 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5744 people in 6459 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 5th of March 1916 110 years, 2 months and 5 days ago
445 Die in Príncipe de Asturias ocean liner shipwreck in Ponta do Boi, Sao Sebastiao, São Paulo, Brazil. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Príncipe_de_Asturias_(ocean_liner)#Loss