Bearden's adventure ended in El Paso when a dozen federal agents opened fire with submachine guns, shredding the jet’s landing gear and destroying one of its engines during takeoff after a refuel. (3 August 1961)
There are 3388 births, 3954 deaths, 1122 murders, 498 disasters and 2088 other events about 5741 people in 6457 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
Thursday 16th of May 1957 (-) — American Prohibition agent Eliot Ness dies of a heart attack. In one popular yet false anecdote Ness died just as he was about to have the first alcoholic drink of his life.
Monday 5th of December 1966 (-) — Physician John Bentley dies of Spontaneous Human Combustion. All that was left of the aged Dr. Bentley was the lower half of his right leg with the slipper still on it. The rest of his body had been reduced to a pile of ashes in the basement below.