The pilot, 32-year-old Younes Khayati deliberately crashed the aircraft because of a flight union dispute. Among the forty passengers on board were a Kuwaiti Prince and his wife. (21 August 1994)
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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Sunday 21st of August 1921 (-) — Victim of Karl Großmann aka Die Bestie vom Schlesischen Bahnhof Marie Nitsche is sexually assaulted and strangled by Karl Großmann aka Die Bestie vom Schlesischen Bahnhof. Nitsche's cries alerted neighbours who called in the police. Upon his arrest by Oberwachtmeisters Richard Klähn and Ernst Engesser, Großmann was found naked and covered in Nitsche's blood, ready to drink a cup of cyanide laced coffee.
Saturday 13th of August 1921 (-) — Victim of Karl Großmann aka Die Bestie vom Schlesischen Bahnhof Johanna Sosnowski is sexually assaulted and beaten to death by Karl Großmann aka Die Bestie vom Schlesischen Bahnhof. Sosnowski was cut to pieces and some of her meat was either eaten or sold by Großmann near Schlesischen Bahnhof.