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The Superga air disaster happened on Wednesday, May 4, 1949, when a plane carrying almost the entire Grande Torino squad (18 players), plus management, journalists and crew, crashed into the Superga hills near Turin, killing everyone on board. In all, 31 people died. May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Torino F.C.. (Discuss) Grande Torino (The Great Torino) is how the Torino F.C. team of the forties is known in Italy. ... Turin (Italian: ; Piedmontese: Turin) is a major industrial city in north-western Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River. ...

The team were returning from José Ferreira's farewell match in Lisbon at the time of the crash. The crash was the biggest tragedy in Italian sports history since it claimed the lives of a legendary team that had won the Serie A title for the previous four years in a row (plus the last title before the outbreak of war). After the crash Torino F.C. did not win the title again until the 1975/76 season. Of the entire squad, only one player survived, Sauro Tomà who did not make the trip because he was injured. Also Barcelona player Ladislao Kubala was due to fly out to play in the match, but at the last minute didn't do it because of his son's ill health. District Lisbon Mayor - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ... Italian Serie A Serie A is the top division of the Italian Football League, the highest football league in Italy. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 8 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ... Old logo for Torino Calcio, used until 2005 Torino Football Club is one of the most popular Italian football clubs, based in Turin. ... ... LÃ¡szlÃ³ Kubala LÃ¡szlÃ³ Kubala (June 10, 1927 in Budapest - May 17, 2002 in Barcelona), (also known as Ladislao or Ladislav Kubala, although LÃ¡szlo is the name on his birth certificate) was a footballer, born in Hungary, who played for Czechoslovakia and Spain as well as for Hungary. ...

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