Downs Tree » Luther Thornton (1903-1978)

Personal data Luther Thornton 

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Household of Luther Thornton

He has/had a relationship with Catherine Thornton.


Child(ren):

  1. Leila Wilson  1929-1998
  2. Margaret Rose Lane  1941-2008

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    Historical events

    Birthday February 28, 1903

    • The temperature on February 28, 1903 was between 2.2 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. 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 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
      • February 14 » The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established (later split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor).
      • April 29 » A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada.
      • July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
      • August 2 » The Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
      • December 14 » The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
      • December 30 » A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605.

    Day of death October 10, 1978

    • The temperature on October 10, 1978 was between 11.6 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
      • August 22 » The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress. The proposed amendment would have provided the District of Columbia with full voting representation in the Congress, the Electoral College, and regarding amending the U.S. Constitution. The proposed amendment failed to be ratified by enough states (ratified by 16, needed 38) and so did not become part of the Constitution.
      • September 16 » The 7.4 Mw  Tabas earthquake affects the city of Tabas, Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people were killed.
      • October 3 » A Finnish Air Force DC-3 crashes, killing all 15 people on board.
      • October 8 » Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 317.60mph at Blowering Dam, Australia.
      • December 10 » Arab–Israeli conflict: Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
      • December 16 » Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first major American city to default on its financial obligations since the Great Depression.
    

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