Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 27 July 1955

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

Laika died within hours from overheating possibly caused by a failure of the central R-7 sustainer to separate from the payload. The true cause and time of her death were not made public until 2002; instead, it was widely reported that she died when her oxygen ran out on day six, or as the Soviet government initially claimed, she was euthanised prior to oxygen depletion.
(3 November 1957)

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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 (x) Wednesday 27th of July 1955 71 years, 9 months and 5 days ago
58 Die in El Al Flight 402 Lockheed L-149 Constellation crash in Petrich, Oblast Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. The plane strayed into Bulgarian airspace and was shot down by two Bulgarian MiG-15 jet fighters. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Al_Flight_402