Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 October 1937

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The SS Grandcamp's cargo of approximately 2.300 tons of ammonium nitrate detonated due to a fire and caused a subsequent chain-reaction of further fires and explosions in other ships and nearby oil-storage facilities. An additional 113 people were classified as missing, for no identifiable parts were ever found.
(15 April 1947)

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There are 2912 births, 2806 deaths, 713 murders, 349 disasters and 1609 other events about 4468 people in 5077 places until today.

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Saturday 16th of October 1937

82 years ago

Roger LeBlond is shot in the head by kidnapper and multiple murderer Eugen Weidmann aka The Handsome Devil at the age of 24 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France.