Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 11 September 1978

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

The crash occurred as a result of the entire flight crew becoming preoccupied with a burnt-out landing gear indicator light and failing to notice the autopilot had inadvertently been disconnected. 75 people survived.
(29 December 1972)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 11th of September 1978 46 years ago
Medical photographer Janet Parker dies of smallpox at the age of 40 in Catherine-de-Barnes Isolation Hospital, Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom. Parker was accidently infected by a mislaid sample of the virus at the University of Birmingham Medical School. She fell ill on 11 August and was placed in quarantaine on 20 August. Parker became the last person to die of smallpox.