Downs Tree » Farley "Pharley" Mack (Farley "Pharley" Mack) Thornton (1896-1974)
Personal data Farley "Pharley" Mack (Farley "Pharley" Mack) Thornton
Source 1- First name Farley "Pharley" Mack.
- He was born on March 14, 1896 in Denham Springs, LA.
- He died on May 4, 1974 in Greenville, MS, he was 78 years old.
- A child of William Jefferson Thornton
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Birthday March 14, 1896
- The temperature on March 14, 1896 was about -1.4 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. 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.
- February 21 » An Englishman raised in Australia, Bob Fitzsimmons, fought an Irishman, Peter Maher, in an American promoted event which technically took place in Mexico, winning the 1896 World Heavyweight Championship in boxing.
- March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
- April 15 » Closing ceremony of the Games of the I Olympiad in Athens, Greece.
- May 27 » The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10-million in damage.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- July 28 » The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.
Day of death May 4, 1974
- The temperature on May 4, 1974 was between 9.6 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (5%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
- January 5 » The warmest reliably measured temperature within the Antarctic Circle, of +59°F (+15°C), is recorded at Vanda Station.
- January 18 » A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
- June 29 » Vice President Isabel Perón assumes powers and duties as Acting President of Argentina, while her husband President Juan Peron is terminally ill.
- August 15 » Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung-hee.
- August 30 » A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975 by Japanese authorities.
- December 1 » TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.
Same birth/death day
- 1887 » Sylvia Beach, American-French publisher, founded Shakespeare and Company († 1962)
- 1898 » Reginald Marsh, French-American painter and illustrator († 1954)
- 1899 » K. C. Irving, Canadian businessman, founded Irving Oil († 1992)
- 1901 » Sid Atkinson, South African hurdler and long jumper († 1977)
- 1903 » Adolph Gottlieb, American painter and sculptor († 1974)
- 1904 » Doris Eaton Travis, American actress and dancer († 2010)
- 1969 » Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian author and poet (b. 1892)
- 1972 » Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
- 1973 » Jane Bowles, American author and playwright (b. 1917)
- 1975 » Moe Howard, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1897)
- 1976 » Frank Strahan, Australian public servant (b. 1886)
- 1980 » Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (b. 1892)
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