Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 8 August 1974

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

Neither airline was originally due to be at the airport but both were diverted from the much bigger Las Palmas airport on nearby Gran Canaria island after a terrorist bomb blast near the departure lounge. 61 people survived. The crash is the deadliest accident in aviation history.
(27 March 1977)

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There are 3391 births, 3955 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5744 people in 6459 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Thursday 8th of August 1974 52 years, 2 months and 29 days ago
Nazi leader and Reichsjugendführer Baldur Benedikt von Schirach dies of unknown causes at the age of 67 in Pension Müllen, Im Flurgarten 3, Kröv-an-der-Mosel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.