Helen Rose McGinnis
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Parents
John Patrick McGinnis
John Patrick McGinnis
1887 - 1976
Margarita Gretchen Gartner
Margarita G Gartner
1887 - 1969
Spouse
Verner Harley Day
Verner Harley Day
1904 - 1981
Siblings

1940


Age: 23y
1940 • WWII: British naval units sink or seize ships of the French fleet anchored in the Algerian ports of Oran and Mers-el-Kebir. The following day, Vichy France breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain

1941


Feb 22
Age: 24y

1942


Feb 4
Age: 25y

1944


May 12
Age: 28y
1944 The Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from Westerbork to Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving 3 days later.

1946


Mar 16
Age: 30y
1946 • Commencement of the Noakhali genocide of Hindus in Bengal at the hands of Muslim mobs.

1948


Apr 11
Age: 32y
1948 • Charles Warrell creates the first I-Spy books.

1958


May 14
Age: 42y
1958 • The first Cod War begins between the United Kingdom and Iceland.

1960


May 17
Age: 44y
1960 Cameroon declares independence from United Kingdom.

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