Downs Tree » Retha Harris (± 1907-1959)
Personal data Retha Harris
Sources 1, 2, 3Sources 1, 2, 3- She was born about 1907 in Louisiana.Sources 1, 2, 3
- Resident:
- in the year 1910: Police Jury Ward 7, Livingston, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten.Source 2
- in the year 1920: Police Jury Ward 7, Livingston, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten.Source 1
- She died on September 14, 1959 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.Source 3
- She is buried in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.Source 3
- A child of John Randolph Harris and Althea Jones
Household of Retha Harris
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Sources
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- 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Day of death September 14, 1959
- The temperature on September 14, 1959 was between 11.7 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-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 December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
- January 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
- January 30 » MSHans Hedtoft, said to be the safest ship afloat and "unsinkable" like the RMSTitanic, strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sinks, killing all 95 aboard.
- August 11 » Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
- September 12 » Bonanza premieres, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color.
- November 19 » The Ford Motor Company announces the discontinuation of the unpopular Edsel.
- December 1 » Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent.
Same birth/death day
- 1952 » John McPhee, Australian businessman and politician, 27th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1874)
- 1959 » Wayne Morris, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1914)
- 1960 » M. Karagatsis, Greek author, playwright, and critic (b. 1908)
- 1961 » Ernst Gustav Kühnert, Estonian-German architect and historian (b. 1885)
- 1962 » Frederick Schule, American hurdler, football player, and coach (b. 1879)
- 1965 » J. W. Hearne, English cricketer (b. 1891)
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James Downs, "Downs Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/downs-tree/I312394887733.php : accessed October 18, 2026), "Retha Harris (± 1907-1959)".