Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 8 October 1869

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Seven army ammunition trucks loaded with 1053 boxes of dynamite parked in an old railway station exploded in the early hours of the morning, destroying 41 blocks and leaving a crater 50 meters wide and 25 meters deep. The blast destroyed buildings, homes and existing businesses and killed about 4.000 people and injuring another 12.000. The cause of the explosion is unknown.
(7 August 1956)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 8th of October 1869 157 years, 6 months and 24 days ago
14th President of the United States Franklin Pierce dies of cirrhosis of the liver at the age of 65 in Concord, New Hampshire, United States.