Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 1 September 1979

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

After 5 minutes into the flight a bomb placed near the fuel tank exploded at 13,000 feet. Pablo Escobar of the Medellín drug cartel planned the bombing, hoping it would kill presidential candidate for the 1990 elections César Gaviria Trujillo. However Gaviria was not on the plane and would go on to become President of Colombia.
(27 November 1989)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1985

There are 3366 births, 3927 deaths, 1121 murders, 497 disasters and 2076 other events about 5724 people in 6428 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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Saturday 1st of September 1979

46 years ago

Barbara Leach is hammered and stabbed to death by serial killer Peter Sutcliffe aka The Yorkshire Ripper at the age of 20 in 13 Ashgrove, Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

"My urge to kill remained strong and was totally out of my control."