Sputnik 1 orbited for three weeks before its batteries died, then silently for two more months before falling back into the atmosphere. (4 October 1957)
There are 3366 births, 3926 deaths, 1121 murders, 497 disasters and 2076 other events about 5724 people in 6428 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
Thursday 1st of May 1873 (-) — Explorer and pioneer medical missionary David Livingstone dies of malaria and internal bleeding caused by dysentery Livingstone's heart was buried under a Mvula tree near the spot where he died, now the site of the Livingstone Memorial.