Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
The explosion was caused by a faulty weld on a 65–76 "Kit" practice torpedo, leading to an explosion of high-test peroxide and secondary detonation of 5 to 7 torpedo warheads.
(12 August 2000)
There are 3385 births, 3950 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2085 other events about 5737 people in 6452 places until today.
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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 8th of April 1961 65 years, 2 months and 3 days ago |
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 238 Die in MV Dara passenger liner explosion in the Persian Gulf. The explosion was probably caused by a deliberately placed explosive device planted by an Omani rebel group or individual insurgents. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Dara |
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