Downs Tree » William O Lea (1896-1964)
Personal data William O Lea
Source 1- He/she was born on August 2, 1896 in Amite County, Mississippi, United States of America.Source 1
- He/she passed away on December 14, 1964 in Louisiana, United States of America, at the age of 68 years.Source 1
- He/she was burried in Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.Source 1
- A child of James Roan Lea and Nancy P Lea
Household of William O Lea
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Historical events
Birthday August 2, 1896
- The temperature on August 2, 1896 was about 17.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1896: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 18 » An X-ray generating machine is exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
- March 1 » Battle of Adwa: An Ethiopian army defeats an outnumbered Italian force, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
- May 26 » Nicholas II becomes the last Tsar of Imperial Russia.
- June 15 » The deadliest tsunami in Japan's history kills more than 22,000 people.
- July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
- August 27 » Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
Day of death December 14, 1964
- The temperature on December 14, 1964 was between 3.9 °C and 6.3 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1964: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.0 million citizens.
- January 12 » Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.
- March 20 » The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
- May 2 » Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the American aircraft carrier USNS Card while it is docked at Saigon. Two Viet Cong combat swimmers had placed explosives on the ship's hull. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later.
- August 28 » The Philadelphia race riot begins.
- October 10 » The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first to be relayed live by satellites.
- November 21 » Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical council closes.
Same birth/death day
- 1894 » Bertha Lutz, Brazilian feminist and scientist (d.1976)
- 1895 » Matt Henderson, New Zealand cricketer († 1970)
- 1897 » Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer († 1945)
- 1897 » Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician († 1974)
- 1898 » Ernő Nagy, Hungarian fencer († 1977)
- 1899 » Charles Bennett, English director and screenwriter († 1995)
- 1963 » Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)
- 1964 » William Bendix, American actor (b. 1906)
- 1970 » Franz Schlegelberger, German judge and politician, German Reich Minister of Justice (b. 1876)
- 1971 » Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury, Bangladeshi linguist and scholar (b. 1926)
- 1971 » Munier Choudhury, Bangladeshi author, playwright, and critic (b. 1925)
- 1971 » Shahidullah Kaiser, Bangladeshi journalist and author (b. 1927)
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James Downs, "Downs Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/downs-tree/I312393496895.php : accessed February 23, 2026), "William O Lea (1896-1964)".