RanHam Tree » Mary Ruth Edwards (1907-1969)
Personal data Mary Ruth Edwards
Source 1- She was born on February 6, 1907 in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA.
- Alternative: She was born on February 6, 1907 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA.
- She died on July 14, 1969 in Stanford, California, USA, she was 62 years old.
- Alternative: She died on July 13, 1969 in Santa Clara, California, she was 62 years old.
- A child of James Tulley Edwards and Addie Edith Pierce
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Birthday February 6, 1907
- The temperature on February 6, 1907 was between -10.3 °C and 0.6 °C and averaged -3.5 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. 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 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1907: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.6 million citizens.
- August 1 » The start of the first Scout camp on Brownsea Island, the origin of the worldwide Scouting movement.
- August 17 » Pike Place Market, a popular tourist destination and registered historic district in Seattle, opened.
- August 31 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
- September 29 » The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.
- December 14 » The Thomas W. Lawson, the largest ever ship without a heat engine, runs aground and founders near the Hellweather's Reef within the Isles of Scilly in a gale. The pilot and 15 seamen die.
- December 31 » The first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square (then known as Longacre Square) in Manhattan.
Day of death July 13, 1969
- The temperature on July 13, 1969 was between 12.1 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1969: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
- January 17 » Black Panther Party members Bunchy Carter and John Huggins are killed during a meeting in Campbell Hall on the campus of UCLA.
- April 5 » Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
- May 26 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first manned moon landing.
- June 28 » Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.
- September 25 » The charter establishing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is signed.
- October 21 » The 1969 Somali coup d'état establishes a Marxist–Leninist administration.
Same birth/death day
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- 1908 » Edward Lansdale, American general and CIA agent († 1987)
- 1908 » Geo Bogza, Romanian poet and journalist († 1993)
- 1908 » Michael Maltese, American actor, screenwriter, and composer († 1981)
- 1965 » Photis Kontoglou, Greek painter and illustrator (b. 1895)
- 1967 » Tom Simpson, English cyclist (b. 1937)
- 1970 » Leslie Groves, American general and engineer (b. 1896)
- 1970 » Sheng Shicai, Chinese warlord (b. 1895)
- 1973 » Willy Fritsch, German actor and screenwriter (b. 1901)
- 1974 » Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
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Randy James Hammock, "RanHam Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/ranham-tree/P2459.php : accessed December 28, 2025), "Mary Ruth Edwards (1907-1969)".