Downs Tree » Willie Mae Crews (1917-1995)
Personal data Willie Mae Crews
Source 1- He/she was born on October 8, 1917.Source 1
- He/she passed away on February 11, 1995, at the age of 77 years.Source 1
- He/she was burried in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.Source 1
- A child of William M Harris and May Harris
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Birthday October 8, 1917
- The temperature on October 8, 1917 was between 7.0 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 21.4 mm of rain. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) 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 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine.
- February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
- March 11 » World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude.
- April 6 » World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress).
- June 7 » World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.
- October 13 » The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
Day of death February 11, 1995
- The temperature on February 11, 1995 was between 5.5 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 6.8 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. 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 1995: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 15.4 million citizens.
- June 29 » The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho District of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937.
- July 23 » Comet Hale–Bopp is discovered; it becomes visible to the naked eye on Earth nearly a year later.
- July 27 » The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..
- August 24 » Microsoft Windows 95 was released to the public in North America.
- November 30 » Official end of Operation Desert Storm.
- November 30 » U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favour of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls terrorists "yesterday's men".
Same birth/death day
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- 1917 » Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1985)
- 1917 » Walter Lord, American historian and author († 2002)
- 1918 » Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician († 2012)
- 1918 » Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 2018)
- 1993 » Robert W. Holley, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)
- 1994 » Neil Bonnett, American race car driver (b. 1946)
- 1994 » Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (b. 1924)
- 1994 » Sorrell Booke, American lieutenant, actor, and director (b. 1930)
- 1994 » William Conrad, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1920)
- 1996 » Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet and author (b. 1930)
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James Downs, "Downs Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/downs-tree/I312392306314.php : accessed December 6, 2025), "Willie Mae Crews (1917-1995)".