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 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
Sunday 23rd of December 1979 (-) — Art collector, bohemian and socialite Peggy Guggenheim dies of a stroke. Guggenheim's ashes are buried in the garden of the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni in Venice next to her beloved dogs.