Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 8 February 1942

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

An electrical anomaly caused a Zuni rocket on a F-4B Phantom to fire, striking an external fuel tank of an A-4 Skyhawk. The flammable jet fuel spilled across the flight deck, ignited and triggered a chain-reaction of explosions that killed 134 sailors and injured 161.
(29 July 1967)

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There are 3347 births, 3886 deaths, 1122 murders, 492 disasters and 2023 other events about 5697 people in 6344 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (+) Sunday 8th of February 1942 82 years ago
Musician and record producer Terry Melcher is born as Terrence Paul Jorden in New York City, New York, United States. Melcher was born to actress Doris Day. In 1968 Beach Boy Dennis Wilson introduced Melcher to ex-con and aspiring musician Charles Manson.