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Ancestors (and descendant) of James I Thornton

Isaac L Thornton
1829-± 1910
Mary Polly Stalvey
± 1829-± 1900

James I Thornton
1889-1982


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

    Historical events

    Birthday March 6, 1889

    • The temperature on March 6, 1889 was about -2.3 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. 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 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
      • March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
      • May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
      • May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
      • September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
      • November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.

    Day of death May 10, 1982

    • The temperature on May 10, 1982 was between 2.2 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 10.3 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1982: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
      • March 14 » The South African government bombs the headquarters of the African National Congress in London.
      • June 8 » Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: Fifty-six British servicemen are killed by an Argentine air attack on two landing ships, RFASir Galahad and RFASir Tristram.
      • June 27 » Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4.
      • October 8 » Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.
      • November 3 » The Salang Tunnel fire in Afghanistan by kills 150–2000 people.
      • December 2 » At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.
    

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    • 1886 » Jam Handy, American swimmer and water polo player († 1983)
    • 1886 » Nella Walker, American actress and vaudevillian († 1971)
    • 1892 » Bert Smith, English international footballer, right half († 1969)
    • 1893 » Ella P. Stewart, pioneering Black American pharmacist († 1987)
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    • 1974 » Hal Mohr, American director and cinematographer (b. 1894)
    • 1977 » Joan Crawford, American actress (year of birth disputed)
    • 1982 » Peter Weiss, German playwright and painter (b. 1916)
    • 1988 » Shen Congwen, Chinese author and academic (b. 1902)
    • 1990 » Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (b. 1916)
    • 1994 » John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (b. 1942)

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