Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 4 June 1608

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 1987

There are 3364 births, 3920 deaths, 1121 murders, 495 disasters and 2076 other events about 5719 people in 6424 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 4th of June 1608 417 years ago His Wish Was Realized
Saint and founder of the Congregation of the Clerics Regular Minor Francesco Caracciolo born as Ascanio Pisquizio dies of fever at the age of 45 in Agnone, Molise, Italy. Caracciolo seemed absorbed in meditation until an hour before sunset when he suddenly cried out "Let us go, Let us go to heaven!" Scarcely had these words been uttered when his wish was realized and he passed to his reward.