Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 9 November 1918

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

The ship was en route from Ziguinchor to Dakar when it ran into a violent storm farther out to sea than it was licensed to sail. The estimated 2000 passengers aboard would have amounted to at least three times the ship's design capacity. The large numbers sleeping on-deck added further instability. Only 64 passengers survived.
(26 September 2002)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

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 (+) Saturday 9th of November 1918 108 years, 5 months and 22 days ago
Vice-President under Richard Nixon Spiro Theodore Agnew is born in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.