Birth: Sep. 23, 1887 Greene County Indiana, USA Death: Apr. 27, 1973 Greene County Indiana, USA
Ira M. BRUCE of Switz City died unexpectedly at noon today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ruth INMAN on Bloomfield route two. Born September 23, 1887 in Jackson Township, he was the son of George and Armilda (ASHCRAFT) BRUCE.
The deceased was preceded in death by the wife, Viola Jane (HAMILTON) BRUCE in 1960.
Surviving are the children, Mr. Joyce CRANE, of Linton, Mrs. Ellen COOPER of Bloomfield route, Mrs. INMAN at whose home he died and Edward BRUCE of Switz City; two brothers, Cyrus BRUCE and Johnny BRUCE, both of Kokomo; two sisters, Mrs. Epsie ROBERTS and Mrs. Margaret PORTER also of Kokomo; 12 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services are pending at the Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home here.
The temperature on September 3, 1887 was about 18.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
June 23 » The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada creating the nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
November 9 » The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
November 11 » August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.
Day of death April 27, 1973
The temperature on April 27, 1973 was between 2.9 °C and 14.6 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
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.
May 3 » The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the world's tallest building.
July 31 » A Delta Air Lines jetliner, flight DL 723 crashes while landing in fog at Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts killing 89.
September 24 » Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
October 31 » Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape. Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escape from Mountjoy Prison, Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the exercise yard.
December 15 » John Paul Getty III, grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, Italy, after being kidnapped by an Italian gang on July 10.
December 20 » The Prime Minister of Spain, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, is assassinated by a car bomb attack in Madrid.
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