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.
- March 1 » Henri Becquerel discovers radioactive decay.
- March 20 » With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
- May 26 » Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- June 4 » Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile, and gives it a successful test run.
- August 16 » Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
- December 14 » The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.
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.
- February 1 » A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in São Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
- May 9 » Watergate scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opens formal and public impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.
- May 15 » Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren.
- July 20 » Turkish invasion of Cyprus: Forces from Turkey invade Cyprus after a coup d'état, organised by the dictator of Greece, against president Makarios.
- December 22 » Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration.
- December 22 » The house of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA.
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- 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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