Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 5 October 1930

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

A ransom note was received, demanding $17 million in exchange for Getty's safe return. When that ransom message arrived, some family members suspected the kidnapping was merely a ploy by the rebellious youngster as he had frequently joked about staging his own kidnapping to extract money from his frugal grandfather.
(10 July 1973)

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

There are 3361 births, 3912 deaths, 1121 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5714 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 5th of October 1930 94 Years Ago
48 Die in R101 Experimental airship crash and fire in Le Clos Marotte, Allonne, Oise, France. It was Britain’s largest aircraft ever and this was it's maiden flight from Cardington to Karachi, India. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R101