Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 9 October 1978

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

The crash occurred as a result of the entire flight crew becoming preoccupied with a burnt-out landing gear indicator light and failing to notice the autopilot had inadvertently been disconnected. 75 people survived.
(29 December 1972)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 9th of October 1978 48 years, 3 months and 24 days ago
Singer-songwriter Jacques Romain Georges Brel dies of pulmonary embolism at the age of 49 in Hôpital Avicenne, 125 Rue de Stalingrad, Bobigny, Île-de-France, France. Brel was suffering from an advanced stage of lung cancer.