The crash killed 8 of the 13 Icelandic crew members, 5 reserve crew members and 170 mostly Indonesian Muslim pilgrims from South Borneo. There were 79 survivors, 47 without injuries. (15 November 1978)
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Sunday 3rd of September 1939 (x) — Aristocratic socialite and devotee of Adolf Hitler Unity Mitford attempts to commit suicide by a shot in the head when she hears her lover declare war to the United Kingdom. Surviving the suicide attempt Mitford was hospitalised in München where she was visited by Hitler despite the on-going war. Hitler paid her bills and arranged for Mitford's return home.