Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 9 December 1927

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

The entire United States Figure Skating team, on its way to the 1961 World Championships in Prague, was killed in the crash. Farmer Theo De Laet working in the fields was killed by a piece of aluminum debris from the plane, and and his friend Marcel Lauwers' leg was severed by flying debris.
(15 February 1961)

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There are 3390 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5743 people in 6458 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (+) Friday 9th of December 1927 99 years, 4 months and 27 days ago
Composer and electronic music pioneer Pierre Henry is born in Paris, Île-de-France, France.