# Samuel Byck

> Samuel Joseph Byck was an American hijacker and attempted assassin. On February 22, 1974, he attempted to hijack a plane flying out of Baltimore/Washington International Airport, intending to crash into the White House in the hopes of killing U.S. President Richard Nixon. Byck killed an airport policeman and the plane's copilot and wounded the pilot, but Byck was shot and wounded by another policeman before committing suicide.

*American hijacker and would-be assassin of Richard Nixon*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1930-01-30
- **Died:** 1974-02-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.7 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Samuel Byck](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Byck)
- [صموئيل بيك](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%83)
- [ساموئل بیک](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%84_%D8%A8%DB%8C%DA%A9)
- [Samuel Byck](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Byck)
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- [Samuel Byck](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Byck)
- [Samuel Byck](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Byck)
- [Бик, Сэмюэл](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%BA%2C_%D0%A1%D1%8D%D0%BC%D1%8E%D1%8D%D0%BB)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q930534)

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