Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 26 February 1959

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

The SS Mont-Blanc was a French cargo ship fully loaded with wartime explosives that collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo. Approximately twenty minutes later, a fire on board the SS Mont-Blanc ignited her explosive cargo, causing a cataclysmic explosion that devastated the Richmond District.
(6 December 1917)

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There are 3383 births, 3950 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6451 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Thursday 26th of February 1959 67 years, 1 months and 5 days ago
Peter Paul Rubens’ 'Der Höllensturz der Verdammten' is attacked with acid by 53-year-old art vandal Walter Menzl in Alte Pinakothek, München, Bayern, Germany.