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He is married to Marguerite Ellen Brown.

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California, Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: William James Thornburg
Social Security #: 550424289
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 24 Mar 1884
Birth Place: California
Death Date: 1 Feb 1959
Death Place: Imperial
Mother's Maiden Name: Curtis
Father's Surname: Thornburg

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William James Thornburg

Absolom Thornburg
1801-1864
Tacy Hague
1805-1846

William James Thornburg
1884-1959


Marguerite Ellen Brown
1901-1968

William James Thornburg
1925-2011

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    Historical events

    Birthday March 24, 1884

    • The temperature on March 24, 1884 was about 5.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 4 » The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
      • February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
      • May 1 » The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions demands the eight-hour work day in the United States.
      • June 16 » The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
      • July 3 » Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
      • October 22 » The International Meridian Conference designates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the world's prime meridian.

    Day of death February 1, 1959

    • The temperature on February 1, 1959 was between -1.7 °C and 3.7 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 8.1 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
      • February 11 » The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom.
      • March 31 » The 14th Dalai Lama, crosses the border into India and is granted political asylum.
      • June 9 » The USSGeorge Washington is launched. It is the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
      • June 14 » Dominican exiles depart from Cuba and land in the Dominican Republic to overthrow the totalitarian government of Rafael Trujillo. All but four are killed or executed.
      • June 26 » Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson becomes world champion of heavy weight boxing, by defeating American Floyd Patterson on technical knockout after two minutes and three seconds in the third round at Yankee Stadium.
      • November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.
    

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