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 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
      • February 23 » Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
      • March 14 » Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, the first national wildlife refuge in the US, is established by President Theodore Roosevelt.
      • June 16 » The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
      • August 3 » Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
      • November 18 » The Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.

    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.
      • January 2 » On the orders of the President of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in Multan, Pakistan; it is known as 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills.
      • January 13 » United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.
      • January 18 » The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.
      • January 19 » The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America continues until 2003.
      • July 1 » The Northern Territory in Australia is granted self-government.
      • November 23 » Cyclone kills about 1000 people in eastern Sri Lanka.
    

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