Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
The fire was triggered by a miner who accidentally started a conveyor belt and did not notice it. The conveyor belt was working idle and eventually due to friction the rubber band of it caught fire.
(7 July 1961)
There are 3366 births, 3926 deaths, 1121 murders, 497 disasters and 2076 other events about 5724 people in 6428 places until today.
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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 20th of June 1962 63 years ago He Was Nearer My God to Thee |
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Murderer Marthinus Rossouw is executed by hanging at the age of 23 in Pretoria Central Prison, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Rossouw was led away to the gallows singing Nearer my God to Thee. |
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