Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 24 September 1912

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

The driver stopped the train near the summit of the hill to inspect and adjust the braking system and climbed back into the cab. When he started the train the brakes totally failed, causing the train to roll with great velocity straight back down the hill, crashing after passing two stations into a slow moving goods train.
(24 June 2002)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1987

There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Tuesday 24th of September 1912 114 years, 5 months and 23 days ago
Murderer Chester S. Jordan is executed by Old Sparky at the age of 32 in Charlestown State Prison, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States.