Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 6 October 1884

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

The SS Mont-Blanc was a French cargo ship fully loaded with wartime explosives that collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo. Approximately twenty minutes later, a fire on board the SS Mont-Blanc ignited her explosive cargo, causing a cataclysmic explosion that devastated the Richmond District.
(6 December 1917)

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

There are 3386 births, 3952 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2085 other events about 5739 people in 6452 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 6th of October 1884 142 years, 4 months and 21 days ago
Cop killer Thomas Orrock is executed by hanging by John Berry at the age of 21 in Newgate Prison, London, Greater London, United Kingdom.