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Ancestors (and descendant) of Lillian Evelyn Thornton

William Erastus Thornton
1883-1963
Mary Etta May
1896-1965
Morris Eli Muse
± 1888-1960
Lillian S Cowart
± 1885-1974

Lillian Evelyn Thornton
1939-1940


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    1. Louisiana, U.S., Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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    Historical events

    Birthday October 10, 1939

    • The temperature on October 10, 1939 was between 2.6 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
      • March 23 » The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of the Slovak air force in Spišská Nová Ves, killing 13 people and beginning the Slovak–Hungarian War.
      • March 26 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
      • June 1 » First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft.
      • September 22 » World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
      • November 8 » Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.
      • December 14 » Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.

    Day of death March 15, 1940

    • The temperature on March 15, 1940 was between -2.8 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
      • May 17 » World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.
      • May 26 » World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison.
      • July 27 » The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
      • August 18 » World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain. At that point, the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides.
      • November 20 » World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.
      • December 14 » Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.
    

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