Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Gretna, Louisiana, United States || Corner of Jefferson Avenue and Second Street

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

The fire was triggered by a miner who accidentally started a conveyor belt and did not notice it. The conveyor belt was working idle and eventually due to friction the rubber band of it caught fire.
(7 July 1961)

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

There are 3376 births, 3943 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2079 other events about 5732 people in 6441 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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Corner of Jefferson Avenue and Second Street, Gretna, Louisiana, United States.

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Monday 10th of March 1919 (-) — Victim of The Axeman of New Orleans Mary Cortimiglia is beaten to death by The Axeman of New Orleans aka .
Mary's parents Charles and Rosie were also attacked and suffered skull fractures but survived.