Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 9 August 1942

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

The time it took the aircraft to dive from cruise altitude to the river was less than one minute. The plane was traveling faster than the speed of sound for a few seconds before impact. Due to the high speed the entire aircraft and passengers disintegrated upon impact.
(19 December 1997)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1985

There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2079 other events about 5733 people in 6441 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 9th of August 1942 83 years ago
Martyr and saint of the Catholic Church Edith Stein aka St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross dies in the gas chambers at the age of 51 in KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau, Birkenau, Małopolska, Poland.