Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 16 June 1999

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The four pilots were 37-year old Major Norm Lowry, 31-year-old Captain Willie Mays, 32-year-old Captain Joseph 'Pete' Peterson and 31-year-old Captain Mark E. Melancon. Initial speculation was that the accident might have been due to pilot error, that the leader might have misjudged his altitude or speed and the other three pilots repeated the error. However, the Air Force concluded that the crash was due to a jammed stabilizer on the lead jet. The other pilots, in accordance with their training, did not break formation.
(18 January 1982)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 16th of June 1999 25 years ago He Was Hungry
Double murderer Michael Poland is executed by lethal injection at the age of 59 in Arizona State Prison Complex, 1305 E Butte Avenue, Florence, Arizona, United States. Just before the execution was to be carried out Poland requested for the prison guards bring him lunch after the execution as he made a large last meal request consisting of three fried eggs, sunny side up; four slices of bacon; order of hash browns; two slices of whole wheat toast, with two pats of real butter; two individual serving size boxes of Raisin Bran cereal; two cartons of milk and two cups of Tasters Choice coffee as he said that he was hungry.