Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador || Hospital de la Divina Providencia

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

Although the official death toll was 78 and at the time it was estimated to be 200–250, more recent studies have estimated the death toll at over 500.
(3 January 1944)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1990

There are 3366 births, 3930 deaths, 1121 murders, 498 disasters and 2076 other events about 5724 people in 6431 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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Hospital de la Divina Providencia

San Salvador, San Salvador, .

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Monday 24th of March 1980 (-) — Prelate of the Catholic Church Óscar Romero is shot in the heart by members of a death squad led by Major Roberto D'Aubuisson
During Romero's funeral ceremony smoke bombs exploded on the streets near the cathedral and subsequently there were rifle shots that came from surrounding buildings. Many people were killed by gunfire and in the stampede of people running away from the explosions and gunfire; official sources reported 31 overall casualties while journalists recorded that between 30 and 50 died.