Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 21 July 1972

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Seven American CIA officers and contractors, an officer of Jordan's intelligence service and an Afghan working for the CIA were killed when al-Balawi detonated a bomb sewn into a vest he was wearing. Six other American CIA officers were wounded.
(30 December 2009)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 21st of July 1972 53 years ago
11 Die and over 130 are wounded in 26 simultaneous bomb-attacks by the the Irish Republican Army in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. At least twenty bombs exploded in the space of eighty minutes, most within a half hour period. The event was remembered as 'Bloody Friday'. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Friday_(1972)