Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 9 May 1987

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

Albrecht was released 17 days later after paying a ransom of seven million Deutsche Mark. His kidnappers were eventually caught by authorities but only half of the money was recovered. Albrecht later successfully claimed the ransom as a tax deductible business expense in court.
(29 November 1971)

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There are 3384 births, 3950 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2084 other events about 5737 people in 6452 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 9th of May 1987 39 years, 3 months and 8 days ago
183 Die in LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 Ilyushin Il-62M 'Tadeusz Kościuszko' crash in Rezerwat przyrody Las Kabacki im. Stefana Starzyńskiego, Warszawa, Województwo Mazowieckie, Poland. The last words inside the cockpit recorded by the CVR at 11:12:13 were: "Dobranoc! Do widzenia! Cześć, giniemy!" (Good night! Goodbye! Bye, we're dying!).