Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 30 June 1900

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

Ball shot and wounded the Princess’s driver Alexander Callender and Royal protection officer Inspector James Beaton, whose gun jammed as he confronted the attacker. Ball then demanded that the Princess get out of the car but she told him: "Not bloody likely." Passing pedestrian and former boxer Ron Russell punched Ball in the back of the head and then led Anne away from the scene.
(20 March 1974)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

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) Saturday 30th of June 1900 124 Years Ago
326 Die in Norddeutscher Lloyd Docks fire in Hoboken Docks, Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. The fire began when cotton bales stored on NDL’s southernmost wharf caught fire, and winds carried the flames to nearby barrels of volatile liquids, such as turpentine and oil, which exploded in rapid succession.