Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 20 October 2004

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

Byck shot and killed Maryland Aviation Administration Police officer George Neal Ramsburg before storming aboard Delta Air Lines DC-9 Flight 523 to Atlanta, which he wanted to crash on the White House to kill President Nixon. When pilots Reese Doug Loftin and Fred Jones told him they could not take off until wheel blocks were removed he shot them both. After a standoff with police Byck committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.
(22 February 1974)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 20th of October 2004 21 years ago
Murderer Ricky Eugene Morrow is executed by lethal injection at the age of 53 in Huntsville Prison, 815 12th Street, Huntsville, Texas, United States. Morrow's last meal request was for a cheeseburger, French fries, onion rings and iced tea.