171 more were injured in what was to be 'The Great Train Wreck of 1918'. The cause of the accident was due to serious errors by the crew of train No. 4 and tower operators, all of whom failed to properly account for the presence of the train No. 1 on the line. (9 July 1918)
There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
Friday 18th of January 1574 (-) — Serial killer and cannibal Gilles Garnier is executed by burning at the stake. Garnier confessed to have stalked and murdered at least four children between the ages of 9 and 12 and was found guilty of 'crimes of lycanthropy and witchcraft'.