RanHam Tree » William Laverne Wilson (1915-1974)
Personal data William Laverne Wilson
Source 1Sources 2, 3- He was born on July 19, 1915 in Gillette, Campbell, Wyoming, USA.Sources 2, 3
- Resident:
- in the year 1920: Gillette, Campbell, Wyoming, USA.Source 2
- in the year 1930: Merrill, Klamath, Oregon, USA.Source 3
- He died on April 19, 1974 in Torrance, Los Angeles, California, USA, he was 58 years old.
- A child of Curtis L Wilson and Bessie Laverna Craig
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Birthday July 19, 1915
- The temperature on July 19, 1915 was between 7.0 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 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 1915: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.
- January 26 » The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.
- April 25 » World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
- May 9 » World War I: Second Battle of Artois between German and French forces.
- May 22 » Three trains collide in the Quintinshill rail disaster near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246.
- July 5 » The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit.
- August 6 » World War I: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay.
Day of death April 19, 1974
- The temperature on April 19, 1974 was between -0.9 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (67%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
- March 9 » The Mars 7 Flyby bus releases the descent module too early, missing Mars.
- March 29 » Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province, China.
- May 1 » The Argentine terrorist organization Montoneros is expelled from Plaza de Mayo by president Juan Perón.
- August 4 » A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22.
- September 18 » Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
- October 30 » The Rumble in the Jungle boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman takes place in Zaire.
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- 1917 » William Scranton, American captain and politician, 13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations († 2013)
- 1960 » Beardsley Ruml, American economist and statistician (b. 1894)
- 1961 » Max Hainle, German swimmer (b. 1882)
- 1967 » Konrad Adenauer, German politician, 1st Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)
- 1971 » Luigi Piotti, Italian race car driver (b. 1913)
- 1975 » Percy Lavon Julian, American chemist and academic (b. 1899)
- 1987 » Hugh Brannum, American vocalist, arranger, and composer (b. 1910)
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Randy James Hammock, "RanHam Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/ranham-tree/P106.php : accessed October 3, 2026), "William Laverne Wilson (1915-1974)".