Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 22 October 1906

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

51 railway wagons carrying sulfur, fertilizer, petrol and cotton wool broke loose from their siding at Abu Muslim Station and rolled down the track for about 20 kilometres until they derailed and rolled down an embankment. During the cleanup operation the cargo of the wagons exploded.
(18 February 2004)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

There are 3367 births, 3931 deaths, 1121 murders, 498 disasters and 2076 other events about 5725 people in 6432 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 22nd of October 1906 119 years ago
Artist Paul Cézanne dies of delirium influenza at the age of 67 in Aix-en-Provence, Provence, France.