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Personal data Adolphus Rudolph Thornton 

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Household of Adolphus Rudolph Thornton

He is married to (Not public).

They got married on December 26, 1955 at Livingston, Louisiana, USA, he was 23 years old.Source 5


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Adolphus Rudolph Thornton

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

Adolphus Rudolph Thornton
1932-2017

1955
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    Historical events

    Birthday October 15, 1932

    • The temperature on October 15, 1932 was between 3.1 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 14.9 mm of rain during 6.4 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 3 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, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
      • May 12 » Ten weeks after his abduction, Charles Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, is found dead near Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.
      • September 17 » A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident.
      • September 29 » Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
      • October 15 » Tata Airlines (later to become Air India) makes its first flight.
      • December 25 » A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Gansu, China kills 275 people.
      • December 27 » Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.

    Day of marriage December 26, 1955

    • The temperature on December 26, 1955 was between 3.4 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 9.4 mm of rain during 6.5 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
      • January 7 » Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera.
      • April 24 » The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
      • June 11 » Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.
      • August 19 » In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
      • October 29 » The Soviet battleshipNovorossiysk strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol.
      • December 5 » The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL–CIO.

    Day of death August 21, 2017

    • The temperature on August 21, 2017 was between 11.2 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2017: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 17.1 million citizens.
      • January 20 » Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America, becoming the oldest person to assume the office.
      • January 21 » Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States.
      • July 28 » Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.
      • August 18 » The first terrorist attack ever sentenced as a crime in Finland kills two and injures eight.
      • September 7 » The 8.2 Mw  2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people.
      • December 10 » ISIL is defeated in Iraq.

    Day of burial August 24, 2017

    • The temperature on August 24, 2017 was between 11.1 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (40%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2017: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 17.1 million citizens.
      • February 11 » North Korea test fires a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan.
      • May 12 » The WannaCry ransomware attack impacts over 400 thousand computers worldwide, targeting computers of the United Kingdom's National Health Services and Telefónica computers.
      • June 14 » London: A fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured.
      • July 10 » Iraqi Civil War: Mosul is declared fully liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
      • August 18 » The first terrorist attack ever sentenced as a crime in Finland kills two and injures eight.
      • December 10 » ISIL is defeated in Iraq.
    

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