Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 September 1927

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

The ship was en route from Ziguinchor to Dakar when it ran into a violent storm farther out to sea than it was licensed to sail. The estimated 2000 passengers aboard would have amounted to at least three times the ship's design capacity. The large numbers sleeping on-deck added further instability. Only 64 passengers survived.
(26 September 2002)

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There are 3364 births, 3920 deaths, 1121 murders, 495 disasters and 2076 other events about 5719 people in 6424 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (+) Friday 16th of September 1927 98 years ago
Actor Peter Michael Falk is born in New York City, New York, United States. Falk's right eye was surgically removed when he was three because of a retinoblastoma; he wore an artificial eye for most of his life.