Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 September 1965

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 1985

There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2083 other events about 5734 people in 6443 places until today.

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

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 18th of September 1965 60 years ago
38-year-old cop killer Palle Sørensen kills four police officers while escaping in a stolen car from a burglary in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark. Sørensen was captured three days later.