Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 October 1955

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

Neither airline was originally due to be at the airport but both were diverted from the much bigger Las Palmas airport on nearby Gran Canaria island after a terrorist bomb blast near the departure lounge. 61 people survived. The crash is the deadliest accident in aviation history.
(27 March 1977)

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

There are 3393 births, 3960 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5748 people in 6461 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (+) Sunday 16th of October 1955 71 years, 7 months and 30 days ago
Irish republican hunger striker Kieran Doherty is born as Ciaran O Dochartaigh in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.