Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 27 April 1791

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Passengers, including many gold miners were killed by being dashed against the rocks by the waves rather than drowned. Others drowned weighed down by the belts of gold they were wearing around their bodies. The survivors, 21 passengers and 18 crew members were all men, with no women or children saved.
(26 October 1859)

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There are 3377 births, 3944 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2083 other events about 5734 people in 6443 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (+) Wednesday 27th of April 1791 234 years ago
Painter and inventor Samuel Finley Breese Morse is born in 195 Main Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States.