Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 23 December 1979

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

171 more were injured in what was to be 'The Great Train Wreck of 1918'. The cause of the accident was due to serious errors by the crew of train No. 4 and tower operators, all of whom failed to properly account for the presence of the train No. 1 on the line.
(9 July 1918)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Sunday 23rd of December 1979 47 years, 10 months and 22 days ago
Art collector, bohemian and socialite Peggy Marguerite Guggenheim dies of a stroke at the age of 81 in Camposampiero, Veneto, Italy. Guggenheim's ashes are buried in the garden of the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni in Venice next to her beloved dogs.