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Ancestors (and descendant) of William James Oliver

Lula F. Thornton
± 1884-1964

William James Oliver
1916-1998


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    3. Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, Number: 261-07-6783; Issue State: Florida; Issue Date: Before 1951 / Ancestry.com
    4. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 / Ancestry.com
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    7. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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    Historical events

    • The temperature on January 4, 1916 was between 5.0 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
      • January 9 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.
      • April 8 » In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.
      • April 25 » Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
      • August 2 » World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
      • September 3 » World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.
      • November 5 » The Everett massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police.
    • The temperature on February 1, 1998 was between -9.1 °C and -1.6 °C and averaged -5.3 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1998: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 15.7 million citizens.
      • May 5 » A Peruvian Air Force Boeing 737 operating for Occidental Petroleum crashes on approach to Alférez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport in Andoas, Peru, killing 75 people.
      • May 11 » India conducts three underground atomic tests in Pokhran.
      • May 13 » India carries out two nuclear weapon tests at Pokhran, following the three conducted on May 11. The United States and Japan impose economic sanctions on India.
      • May 27 » Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the terrorist plot.
      • July 12 » The Ulster Volunteer Force attacked a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers.
      • September 27 » The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.
    

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    Jeremy Meyer, "Meyer Genealogy Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/meyer-genealogy-tree/P4187.php : accessed February 23, 2026), "William James Oliver (1916-1998)".