Schaeffer-Massung Family Tree » Opal M THOMAS RUANE (1917-1990)
Personal data Opal M THOMAS RUANE
Sources 1, 2Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10- Alternative names: Opal M. McPherson, Opal Thomas Ruane
- She was born on July 11, 1917 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9
- Resident:
- in the year 1932: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.Source 3
- before ore 1951: California.Source 8
- She died on February 15, 1990 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA, she was 72 years old.Sources 8, 9
- Alternative: She died on February 1, 1990 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA, she was 72 years old.Source 7
- A child of Benjamin H THOMAS and Nancy L MINTON
- A child of Nora
- A child of J C RUANE
Household of Opal M THOMAS RUANE
(1) She is married to Vincent C RUANE.
They got married on December 16, 1937 at Los Angeles, California, USA, she was 20 years old.Source 6
(2) She is married to Melvin Sheldon RICE.
They got married on April 1, 1943 at Camden, North Carolina, USA, she was 25 years old.Source 4
(3) She is married to (Not public).
They got married on August 24, 1954 at Norfolk, Virginia, USA, she was 37 years old.Source 2
(4) She is married to (Not public).
They got married on August 22, 1970 at Orange, California, USA, she was 53 years old.Source 5
The couple were divorced from May 1975 at San Bernardino, California, USA.Source 10
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Opal M THOMAS RUANE
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree / Ancestry.com
- Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168281 / Ancestry.com
- U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013, Ancestry.com, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Woodrow Wilson Junior High School; Year: 1932 / Ancestry.com
- North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, Ancestry.com, California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images. / Ancestry.com
- California, Death Index, 1940-1997, Ancestry.com, Date: 1990-02-01 / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday July 11, 1917
- The temperature on July 11, 1917 was between 10.4 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (10%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. 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 1917: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
- February 3 » First World War: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
- February 5 » The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
- March 1 » The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text.
- April 9 » World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
- November 20 » World War I: Battle of Cambrai begins: British forces make early progress in an attack on German positions but are later pushed back.
- November 24 » In Milwaukee, nine members of the Milwaukee Police Department are killed by a bomb, the most deaths in a single event in U.S. police history until the September 11 attacks in 2001.
Day of marriage August 22, 1970
- The temperature on August 22, 1970 was between 10.3 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (14%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. 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 1970: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.0 million citizens.
- April 1 » The first of over 670,000 AMC Gremlins are released into North America to compete with foreign imported cars.
- April 15 » During the Cambodian Civil War, massacre of the Vietnamese minority results in 800 bodies flowing down the Mekong river into South Vietnam.
- April 22 » The first Earth Day is celebrated.
- May 9 » Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protesters demonstrate in front of the White House.
- September 30 » Jordan makes a deal with the PFLP for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings.
- November 17 » Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre.
Day of death February 1, 1990
- The temperature on February 1, 1990 was between 6.9 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1990: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 14.9 million citizens.
- March 18 » Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship.
- March 21 » Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule.
- July 1 » German reunification: East Germany accepts the Deutsche Mark as its currency, thus uniting the economies of East and West Germany.
- November 16 » Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals.
- December 8 » Galileo (spacecraft) flies past Earth.
- December 22 » Final independence of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia after termination of trusteeship.
Same birth/death day
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- 1916 » Hans Maier, Dutch water polo player († 2018)
- 1916 » Mortimer Caplin, American tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner († 2019)
- 1916 » Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter († 2008)
- 1918 » Venetia Burney, English educator, who named Pluto († 2009)
- 1986 » Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
- 1987 » Alessandro Blasetti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1900)
- 1989 » Elaine de Kooning, American painter and academic (b. 1918)
- 1992 » Jean Hamburger, French physician and surgeon (b. 1909)
- 1996 » Ray Crawford, American race car driver, pilot, and businessman (b. 1915)
- 1997 » Herb Caen, American journalist and author (b. 1916)
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