Two days before Pushkin challenged his wife Natalya's alleged lover and brother in-law Georges d'Anthès to a duel which left both men injured. (10 February 1837)
There are 3381 births, 3949 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6449 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
Saturday 8th of January 1983 (+) — Supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Jong-un Kim is born.
Friday 8th of July 1994 (-) — First Supreme Leader of North Korea Il-sung Kim dies of a heart attack. Many people committed suicide or were crushed to death in mass mourning ceremonies during Kim's funeral.
Saturday 17th of December 2011 (-) — Second Supreme Leader of North Korea Jong-il Kim dies of a heart attack. It was reported in December 2012 by South Korean media that Jong-il had died in a fit of rage over construction faults in a crucial power plant project at Huichon in Jagang Province.
Tuesday 20th of August 2013 (x) — Several members of the Wangjaesan Light Music Band are presumably executed by the firing squad for pornography charges by Supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Jong-un Kim .