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Ancestors (and descendant) of Luther Thornton

William Carson Thornton
± 1826-1910
Caroline Elizabeth Thornton
1824-1880

Luther Thornton
1903-1978


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    Historical events

    Birthday February 28, 1903

    • The temperature on February 28, 1903 was between 2.2 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1903: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.3 million citizens.
      • February 11 » Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
      • April 26 » Atlético Madrid Association football club is founded
      • July 4 » The Philippine–American War is officially concluded.
      • July 20 » The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
      • July 23 » The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
      • October 31 » The Purdue Wreck, a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, kills 17 people, including 14 players of the Purdue University football team.

    Day of death October 10, 1978

    • The temperature on October 10, 1978 was between 11.6 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. 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 Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1978: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
      • March 14 » The Israel Defense Forces launch Operation Litani, a seven-day campaign to invade and occupy southern Lebanon.
      • March 22 » Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope suspended between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
      • April 28 » President of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels.
      • September 7 » While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agent Francesco Gullino by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially-designed umbrella.
      • November 3 » Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
      • December 11 » The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time.
    

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