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Ancestors (and descendant) of Lillian Evelyn Thornton

William Erastus Thornton
1883-1963
Susanna Perry
1886-1936
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
    2. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    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.
      • April 18 » Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
      • September 6 » World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
      • October 16 » World War II: No. 603 Squadron RAF intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain.
      • December 13 » World War II: Battle of the River Plate: Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMSExeter, HMSAjax and HMSAchilles.

    Day of death March 15, 1940

    • The temperature on March 15, 1940 was between -2.9 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 2.5 °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 10 » World War II: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of Freiburg.
      • May 27 » World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.
      • May 28 » World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.
      • June 10 » World War II: The Kingdom of Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom.
      • June 23 » Henry Larsen begins the first successful west-to-east navigation of Northwest Passage from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
      • July 5 » World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom.
    

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