Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 6 September 1998

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

171 more were injured in what was to be 'The Great Train Wreck of 1918'. The cause of the accident was due to serious errors by the crew of train No. 4 and tower operators, all of whom failed to properly account for the presence of the train No. 1 on the line.
(9 July 1918)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 6th of September 1998 28 years, 3 months and 17 days ago
Film director Akira Kurosawa dies of a stroke at the age of 88 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Kantō, Japan. Kurosawa's longtime wish to die on the set while shooting a movie was never to be fulfilled.