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Bessie Ray
1897-1962

Dan Edgar Ray
1927-2003


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  1. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday December 23, 1927

  • The temperature on December 23, 1927 was between 5.0 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 8.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
    • January 11 » Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
    • February 23 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill by Congress establishing the Federal Radio Commission (later replaced by the Federal Communications Commission) which was to regulate the use of radio frequencies in the United States.
    • May 8 » Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and François Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane.
    • May 22 » Near Xining, China, an 8.3 magnitude earthquake causes 200,000 deaths in one of the world's most destructive earthquakes.
    • August 16 » The Dole Air Race begins from Oakland, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, during which six out of the eight participating planes crash or disappear.
    • December 30 » The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.

Day of death December 5, 2003

  • The temperature on December 5, 2003 was between 3.4 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2003: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
    • January 16 » The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry.
    • July 6 » The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively.
    • July 13 » French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press.
    • July 15 » AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
    • October 9 » Mission: Space opens to the public in Walt Disney World.
    • October 19 » Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

  • 1925 » Duncan Hallas, English author and politician († 2002)
  • 1925 » Rayner Unwin, English publisher († 2000)
  • 1926 » Harold Dorman, American rock & roll singer-songwriter († 1988)
  • 1926 » Robert Bly, American poet and essayist
  • 1929 » Chet Baker, American jazz trumpet player, flugelhorn player, and singer († 1988)
  • 1929 » Dick Weber, American professional bowler († 2005)

Source: Wikipedia


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