Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Webb, Matthew

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The crash occurred as a result of the entire flight crew becoming preoccupied with a burnt-out landing gear indicator light and failing to notice the autopilot had inadvertently been disconnected. 75 people survived.
(29 December 1972)

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		Swimmer Matthew Webb known for swimming the Channel 19 January 1848 (+) is born in Dawley, United Kingdom. 24 August 1875 (x) becomes the first man to swim across the Channel. in Dover, United Kingdom. 24 July 1883 (-) dies in a dangerous swim through in the Niagara River in Niagara Falls, United States.
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