Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 4 October 1976

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Backed by three escort boats and smeared in porpoise oil Webb set off into the ebb tide at a steady breaststroke. Despite stings from jellyfish and strong currents off Cap Gris Nez after approximately 21 hours and 40 minutes he landed near Calais. Webb's zig-zag course across the Channel was nearly 66 km long.
(24 August 1875)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Monday 4th of October 1976 48 years ago it Fizzled
23-year-old serial killer David Berkowitz, originally Richard David Falco aka Son of Sam presumably throws a Molotov cocktail into the house of his neighbour Sam Carr in 35 Pine Street, Yonkers, New York, United States. Berkowitz tried to kill the demon lurking in Harvey with the Molotov cocktail but it fizzled.