Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 5 September 1932

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

51 railway wagons carrying sulfur, fertilizer, petrol and cotton wool broke loose from their siding at Abu Muslim Station and rolled down the track for about 20 kilometres until they derailed and rolled down an embankment. During the cleanup operation the cargo of the wagons exploded.
(18 February 2004)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 5th of September 1932 92 years ago it Was the Only Way to Make Good the Frightful Wrong
Film director and Jean Harlow’s husband Paul Bern born as Paul Levy commits suicide a shot through the head at the age of 43 in 9820 Easton Drive, Beverly Hills, California, United States. Bern shot himself in Jean Harlow's bedroom, drenched in her perfume. Leaving a note "Dearest Dear, Unfortuately this is the only way to make good the frightful wrong I have done you and to wipe out my abject humiliation, I Love you. Paul - You understand that last night was only a comedy."