Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 27 October 1928

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 (+) Saturday 27th of October 1928 98 years, 5 months and 11 days ago
Mass murderer Perry Edward Smith aka In Cold Blood is born in Huntington, Nevada, United States.