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Personal data Richard Thornton Wilson 

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Household of Richard Thornton Wilson

(1) He is married to Harriet Appleton Post.

They got married in the year 1923, he was 36 years old.


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(2) He is married to Florence Magee Ellsworth.

They got married on July 15, 1942 at Chapel of the Presbyterian Church, 5th Ave, New York City, he was 55 years old.

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    Historical events

    Birthday December 15, 1886

    • The temperature on December 15, 1886 was about 8.7 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 24 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • 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.
    • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 29 » Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
      • April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
      • May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
      • May 29 » The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
      • July 3 » Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
      • October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.

    Day of marriage July 15, 1942

    • The temperature on July 15, 1942 was between 8.7 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 14.1 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. 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 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
      • January 1 » The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.
      • February 11 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore.
      • June 7 » World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory.
      • June 22 » World War II: Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the Axis capture of Tobruk.
      • November 10 » World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa.
      • November 30 » World War II: Battle of Tassafaronga; A smaller squadron of Japanese destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a U.S. cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.

    Day of death March 1, 1977

    • The temperature on March 1, 1977 was between -2.9 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • 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 1977: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
      • March 27 » Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the deadliest aviation accident in history.
      • April 28 » The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.
      • July 13 » Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War.
      • July 19 » The world's first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal was transmitted from Navigation Technology Satellite 2 (NTS-2) and received at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at 12:41a.m. Eastern time (ET).
      • September 13 » General Motors introduces Diesel engine, with Oldsmobile Diesel engine, in the Delta 88, Oldsmobile 98, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser models amongst others.
      • September 20 » Vietnam is admitted to the United Nations.
    

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