Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 23 February 1807

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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 (-) Tuesday 23rd of February 1875 151 years, 0 months and 20 days ago
in Newgate Prison, London, Greater London, United Kingdom. In the crowd of nearly 40.000 spectators 31 were trampled to death and many more injured.