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Household of John Murra
Notes about John Murra
John Murra
Source: Author: Hull, LaRie, Title: Kuper chart, (Publication location: Fergus Fls., MN, Publisher: LH, Publication date: ix Mar MMV)
Mrs. Hull cites her source: Sylvia Yockelson for name, dob, county of birth, dod, town of death
Title: The History of Lincoln County South Dakota, (Publication location: Canton, SD, Publisher: The Lincoln Co. History Committee, Publication date: MCMLXXXV), pg. 573, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.
SSDI: "JOHN MURRA b. 5 Mar 1904 d. Oct 1967 Last SS address of record: 57039 (Lennox, Lincoln, SD) Issued: South Dakota" <>
The temperature on March 5, 1904 was between -0.4 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
January 23 » Ålesund Fire: the Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style.
February 22 » The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
July 31 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation.
October 20 » Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
October 27 » The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.
December 7 » Comparative fuel trials begin between warships HMSSpiteful and HMSPeterel: Spiteful was the first warship powered solely by fuel oil, and the trials led to the obsolescence of coal in ships of the Royal Navy.
Day of death October 12, 1967
The temperature on October 12, 1967 was between 11.8 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 12 » Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
August 24 » Led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party temporarily disrupts trading at the New York Stock Exchange by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them.
September 20 » RMSQueen Elizabeth 2 is launched Clydebank, Scotland.
October 26 » Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself Emperor of Iran.
November 2 » Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.
November 22 » UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab–Israeli peace settlement.
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