Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 29 May 1953

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Of the four Mk28-type hydrogen bombs the B-52G carried, three were found on land. The non-nuclear explosives in two of the weapons detonated upon impact with the ground resulting in the contamination of a 2 km2 area by plutonium. The fourth, which fell into the Mediterranean Sea, was recovered intact after a 2 1⁄2-month-long search.
(17 January 1966)

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There are 3346 births, 3884 deaths, 1122 murders, 492 disasters and 2018 other events about 5697 people in 6343 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Friday 29th of May 1953 71 years ago They Were on Top of the World
34-year-old mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norkey are the first climbers confirmed as having reached the summit in Mount Everest, Sagarmatha, Nepal. Hillary and Norgay were part of the ninth British expedition to Mount Everest. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_British_Mount_Everest_Expedition