Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 July 1557

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

Africa was killed along with five other adults and five children when the Philadelphia Police Department head of bomb disposal dropped a satchel containing a gel-based explosive from a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter on a fortified bunker occupied by members of MOVE. The resulting explosion started a fire that resulted in the destruction of 65 homes in the neighborhood.
(13 May 1985)

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

There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2083 other events about 5734 people in 6443 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 16th of July 1557 468 years ago
Fourth wife of Henry VIII Anna von Kleve dies of cancer at the age of 42 in Chelsea Manor, Chelsea, London, Greater London, United Kingdom. von Kleve was the last of Henry's six wives to die.