Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 1 July 2018

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49-year-old driver Pierre Levegh struck a protective dirt berm at 200 km/h, disintegrating and igniting his car, throwing him onto the track where he was instantly killed and sending large pieces of flaming debris including the engine block and hood cartwheeling over the berm and into the packed grandstand. The momentum of the heaviest components of the car – the engine, radiator and front suspension – hurtled straight on into the crowd for almost 100 metres, crushing all in their path. The bonnet lid scythed through the air, decapitating tightly jammed spectators like a guillotine.
(11 June 1955)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 1st of July 2018 6 years ago Their Pet Dog Was Alive
Eleven members of a family are found dead at their home in Burari, Delhi, India. The victims included a 75-year-old woman Narayan, 60-year-old Partibha, her two sons and their wives 30-year-old Priyanka, 46-year-old Bhupi, 42-year-old Savita, 24-year-old Nitu, 22-year-old Meenu, 42-year-old Lalit, and her grandchildren 12-year-old Dhiru, 12-year-old Shivam and 38-year-old Tina. Ten of the bodies were hanged blindfolded and their hands tied behind their back from an iron rail attached to the ceiling and an 11th body was lying on the ground. The family's pet dog was found alive.