Downs Tree » William R Sharpling (1897-1969)
Personal data William R Sharpling
Sources 1, 2Sources 1, 2- He was born on April 30, 1897 in Pike County, Mississippi, United States of America.Source 2
- He died on April 13, 1969 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States of America, he was 71 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States of America.Source 2
- A child of James Austin Sharpling and Margaret Sharpling
Household of William R Sharpling
(1) He has/had a relationship with Rozetta Lee Sharpling.
Child(ren):
- X L Sharpling 1919-2003
(2) He has/had a relationship with Mertis Edna Sharpling.
Child(ren):
- X L Sharpling 1919-2003
- Robert Cecil Sharpling 1925-2011
- Norma Lee Bong 1927-2014
Timeline William R Sharpling
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Historical events
Birthday April 30, 1897
- The temperature on April 30, 1897 was about 17.8 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 1 » Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
- February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
- July 2 » British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
- August 2 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
- August 10 » German chemist Felix Hoffmann discovers an improved way of synthesizing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).
- August 21 » Oldsmobile, an American automobile manufacturer and marque, is founded.
Day of death April 13, 1969
- The temperature on April 13, 1969 was between 1.4 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (44%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
- April 17 » Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
- May 18 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched.
- October 8 » The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.
- November 12 » Vietnam War: Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the story of the My Lai Massacre.
- November 15 » Cold War: The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS Gato in the Barents Sea.
- November 21 » The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI.
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- 1969 » Alfred Karindi, Estonian pianist and composer (b. 1901)
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