The December 5th Coincidence

On December 5, 1664, the first in the greatest series of coincidences in history occurred. On this date, a ship in the Menai Strait, off north Wales, sank with 81 passengers on board. There was one survivor, a man named Hugh Williams. On the same date in 1785, a ship sank with 60 passengers aboard. There was one survivor, a man named Hugh Williams. On the very same date in 1860, a ship sank with 25 passengers on board. There was one survivor, a man named Hugh Williams

Refrence:

The People Almanac, Bantam Books 1978 Page 463

and that was the same Hugh Williams????

Hugh Williams sounds like a pretty common name... but I have to admit, that is strange that the events all happened on the same date.

Sounds like another time traveler back to experience a calamity on his holiday weekend
All joking aside it is rather odd, I think

There is a Hugh Williams convention every year on that date! That explains it

Even more interesting according to a few sites on the internet the three boats all sank in the same area

www.ubersite.com...