The fire began when cotton bales stored on NDL’s southernmost wharf caught fire, and winds carried the flames to nearby barrels of volatile liquids, such as turpentine and oil, which exploded in rapid succession. (30 June 1900)
There are 3363 births, 3917 deaths, 1121 murders, 495 disasters and 2074 other events about 5717 people in 6421 places until today.
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Wednesday 1st of August 1973 (-) — General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of East Germany Walter Ulbricht dies of a stroke