Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 17 January 1943

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

The fire started when the band Gurizada Fandangueira ignited fireworks during their show. The high death toll was due to the lack of emergency exits (the only access in and out of the building was the front door) and the fact that the number of people inside exceeded the maximum capacity by hundreds.
(27 January 2013)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2079 other events about 5733 people in 6441 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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BirthFactDeath (+) Sunday 17th of January 1943 82 years ago
Member of the Symbionese Liberation Army Wendy Masako Yoshimura is born in Internment Camp for Japanese Americans, Manzanar, California, United States.