Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 1 March 1958

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

Midgley accidently strangled himself with an elaborate system of ropes and pulleys he designed himself to lift him from his bed since he was struck by poliomyelitis in 1940.
(2 November 1944)

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There are 3360 births, 3912 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5714 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 1st of March 1958 66 Years Ago
272 Die in SS Üsküdar ferry sinking in İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey. 37 passengers and two crew members survived. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Üsküdar