Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 8 July 1831

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

Neither airline was originally due to be at the airport but both were diverted from the much bigger Las Palmas airport on nearby Gran Canaria island after a terrorist bomb blast near the departure lounge. 61 people survived. The crash is the deadliest accident in aviation history.
(27 March 1977)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1989

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 (+) Friday 8th of July 1831 195 years, 8 months and 8 days ago
Pharmacist John Stith Pemberton is born in Knoxville, Georgia, United States.