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Personal data Dwight William Olson Ridgley 

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Household of Dwight William Olson Ridgley

He is married to Maxine Ridgley.

They got married on August 28, 1936 at Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA, he was 22 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Dwight William Olson Ridgley

John Grant Ridgely
1864-1932
Hannah Francis Spear
1868-1932
Ola Olson
1847-1913
Anna Reynolds
1859-1942

Dwight William Olson Ridgley
1914-1978

1936

Maxine Ridgley
1916-1992


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    2. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday May 5, 1914

    • The temperature on May 5, 1914 was between 9.4 °C and 15.1 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (32%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) 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 1914: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.2 million citizens.
      • April 20 » Nineteen men, women, and children die in the Ludlow Massacre during a Colorado coal-miners' strike.
      • May 15 » During a poker game at the Gaiety Theatre in Galesburg, Illinois, comedian Art Fisher nicknames Chicko, Harpo, Groucho, and Gummo Marx.
      • May 30 » The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMSAquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
      • August 28 » World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
      • September 3 » William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
      • November 26 » HMS Bulwark was destroyed by a large internal explosion with the loss of 741 men near Sheerness.

    Day of marriage August 28, 1936

    • The temperature on August 28, 1936 was between 9.8 °C and 23.9 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
      • April 3 » Bruno Richard Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the baby son of pilot Charles Lindbergh.
      • April 15 » First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine.
      • July 22 » Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community.
      • August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
      • December 21 » First flight of the Junkers Ju 88 multi-role combat aircraft.
      • December 23 » Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

    Day of death February 14, 1978

    • The temperature on February 14, 1978 was between -2.8 °C and 1.3 °C and averaged -0.1 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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.
      • February 17 » The Troubles: The Provisional IRA detonates an incendiary bomb at the La Mon restaurant, near Belfast, killing 12 and seriously injuring 30 others, all Protestants.
      • May 1 » Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone.
      • July 1 » The Northern Territory in Australia is granted self-government.
      • August 26 » Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
      • September 5 » Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin peace discussions at Camp David, Maryland.
      • September 15 » Muhammad Ali outpointed Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times at the Superdome in New Orleans.
    

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