Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 12 May 1972

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

51 railway wagons carrying sulfur, fertilizer, petrol and cotton wool broke loose from their siding at Abu Muslim Station and rolled down the track for about 20 kilometres until they derailed and rolled down an embankment. During the cleanup operation the cargo of the wagons exploded.
(18 February 2004)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

There are 3384 births, 3950 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6452 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 12th of May 1972 54 years, 3 months and 12 days ago
Two pipe bombs from die Rote Armee Fraktion aka Baader-Meinhof Gruppe explode in office cabinets in Police Headquarters in Augsburg, Bayern, Germany. Five policemen were injured. Two hours later a Ford 12 van loaded with explosives blew up in the car park of the Criminal Investigation office in München. 60 cars were demolished. The Tommy Weissbecker Commando claimed responsability for the attack.