Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 27 December 1975

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

Yorick died 2 hours after landing. Two of the mice also died after recovery. All of the deaths were thought to be related to stress from overheating in the sealed capsule in the New Mexico sun while awaiting the recovery team.
(20 September 1951)

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There are 3384 births, 3950 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6452 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 27th of December 1975 51 years, 10 months and 27 days ago
372 Die in Indian Iron and Steel Company coal mine explosion and flooding in Chasnala, Jharkhand, India. When a roof of coal caved in, 7 million imperial gallons (32.000 m³) of water per minute flooded into the mine. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasnala_mining_disaster