Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 8 April 1961

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

Mount Vesuvius violently spewed forth a deadly cloud of super-heated tephra and gases to a height of 33 km, ejecting molten rock, pulverized pumice and hot ash at 1.5 million tons per second. The remains of over 1.500 people have so far been found. The total number of fatalities remains unknown.
(24 August 79)

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

There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 8th of April 1961 65 years, 11 months and 22 days ago
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