Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 4 September 1907

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

As a prototype of the missile was being prepared for a test flight, an explosion occurred when second stage engines ignited accidentally while it was still on the launchpad. Despite the magnitude of the disaster, news of it was suppressed for many years and the Soviet government did not acknowledge the event until 1989.
(24 October 1960)

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There are 3366 births, 3930 deaths, 1121 murders, 498 disasters and 2076 other events about 5724 people in 6431 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 4th of September 1907 118 years ago It Needed to Be So
Composer Edvard Hagerup Grieg dies of unknown causes at the age of 64 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway. Grieg's final words were "Well, if it must be so."