Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 25 January 1985

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

The conventional explosives aboard detonated and the nuclear payload ruptured and dispersed which resulted in radioactive contamination. Six crew members ejected safely but 27-year-old co-pilot Leonard Svitenko who did not have an ejection seat was killed while trying to bail out.
(21 January 1968)

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

There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2079 other events about 5733 people in 6441 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 25th of January 1985 40 years ago
Senior official of the Ministry of Defence René Audran is shot dead by Action Directe for his involvement in arms sales to Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War at the age of 56 in Avenue des Gressets, La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Île-de-France, France.