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Personal data Robert Alvin Orr 

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Household of Robert Alvin Orr

He is married to Gene R Thompson.

They got married on July 6, 1946 at Baton Rouge, E Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, he was 29 years old.Source 4


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Robert Alvin Orr

Robert Orr
± 1871-????
Emma Stringer
± 1874-????

Robert Alvin Orr
1916-1997

1946

Gene R Thompson
1924-2002

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Sources

  1. 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  3. 1950 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  4. Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1718-1925, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  5. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  6. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  7. U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration / Ancestry.com
  8. 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  9. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  10. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  11. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday October 18, 1916

  • The temperature on October 18, 1916 was between 5.6 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 16.7 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
    • April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Verdun: German forces launch their third offensive of the battle.
    • April 24 » Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance.
    • April 29 » Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end.
    • June 3 » The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.
    • August 25 » The United States National Park Service is created.
    • December 6 » World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest.

Day of marriage July 6, 1946

  • The temperature on July 6, 1946 was between 10.5 °C and 20.3 °C and averaged 16.0 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • March 1 » The Bank of England is nationalised.
    • March 2 » Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam.
    • April 5 » A Fleet Air Arm Vickers Wellington crashes into a residential area in Rabat, Malta during a training exercise, killing all 4 crew members and 16 civilians on the ground.
    • August 3 » Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
    • September 19 » The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
    • October 1 » Nazi leaders are sentenced at the Nuremberg trials.

Day of death December 3, 1997

  • The temperature on December 3, 1997 was between -1.2 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (29%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1997: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 15.6 million citizens.
    • March 18 » The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board.
    • April 22 » Haouch Khemisti massacre in Algeria where 93 villagers are killed.
    • May 15 » The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans.
    • August 10 » Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.
    • September 11 » NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
    • November 3 » The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and Eastern Africa.


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