Family tree Forker » Opal M. Forker (1907-1975)
Personal data Opal M. Forker
- She was born on July 9, 1907 in Madison (Muskingum County-Ohio-USA).
- She died on July 15, 1975 in Newcomerstown (Tuscarawas County-Ohio-USA), she was 68 years old.
- She is buried in Shady Bend (Coshocton County-Ohio-USA) op West Lawn Cemetery.
- A child of Harry Forker and Cordelia Ada Miller
- This information was last updated on July 21, 2018.
Household of Opal M. Forker
She is married to Ralph Arnold Poorman.
They got married about 1927.
The couple were divorced from May 23, 1975 at Tuscarawas County-Ohio-USA).
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Historical events
Birthday July 9, 1907
- The temperature on July 9, 1907 was between 10.8 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (11%). The average windspeed was 4 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 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.
- February 9 » The Mud March is the first large procession organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
- July 21 » The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people.
- September 26 » Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
- November 16 » Cunard Line's RMSMauretania, sister ship of RMSLusitania, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
- December 8 » King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
- December 16 » The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.
Day of death July 15, 1975
- The temperature on July 15, 1975 was between 15.2 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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 1975: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.6 million citizens.
- April 3 » Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title of World Champion by default.
- May 28 » Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States.
- July 5 » Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal.
- September 28 » The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London.
- November 25 » Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands.
- December 26 » Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach2, went into service.
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