Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 22 April 1933

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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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BirthFactDeath (-) Saturday 22nd of April 1933 91 years ago He Wished He Had Spent More Time in the Office
Automobile designer and manufacturer Henry Frederick Royce dies of unknown causes at the age of 70 in Elmstead, Elms Lane, West Wittering, West Sussex, United Kingdom. Royce's last words were reported to be "I wish I had spent more time in the office."