Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 May 1920

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

McLaren's Can-Am car crashed on the Lavant Straight just before Woodcote corner. The rear bodywork came adrift at speed making the loss of aerodynamic downforce destabilising the car, which spun, left the track and hit a bunker used as a flag station.
(2 June 1970)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

There are 3347 births, 3884 deaths, 1122 murders, 492 disasters and 2018 other events about 5697 people in 6343 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 16th of May 1920 104 years ago
508-year-old heroine Jeanne d'Arc aka La Pucelle d'Orléans is canonised Saint by Pope Benedict XV in Basilica di San Pietro, Rome, Lazio, Italy.