Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 May 1980

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

43 people from Humlikon boarded the plane to visit a farm test site near Geneva. The village lost one fifth of its population of 217 in the crash.
(4 September 1963)

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 (-) Sunday 18th of May 1980 45 years ago
Musician Ian Kevin Curtis commits suicide by hanging at the age of 23 in 77 Barton Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, United Kingdom. Curtis had just viewed Werner Herzog's film 'Stroszek' and listened to Iggy Pop's album 'The Idiot'.