Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 3 December 1888

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

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)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1988

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BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 3rd of December 1888 138 years, 1 months and 24 days ago
Jack the Ripper suspect Montague John Druitt commits suicide by drowning at the age of 31 in London, Greater London, United Kingdom. A note written by Druitt and addressed to his brother William was found in his room in Blackheath. It read "Since Friday I felt that I was going to be like mother, and the best thing for me was to die."