The reservoir was being filled for the first time. The immediate cause was a crack in the embankment but the source of the crack was never determined. (11 March 1864)
There are 3385 births, 3950 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2085 other events about 5737 people in 6452 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
Sunday 17th of November 1974 (x) — Serial killer Paul John Knowles is arrested after dashing through a police-roadblock. Knowles was finally cornered by 27-year-old former Vietnam War Veteran and hospital maintenance worker David Clark, who escorted Knowles to Joe and Becky Stonecypher's nearby house where Becky made a phone call to the police.