♂ Verner Harley Day

1904 - 1981

Verner Harley Day
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Helen Rose McGinnis
Helen Rose McGinnis
1916 - 1994

1904


Aug 25

1941


Feb 22
Age: 36y

1942


Feb 4
Age: 37y
1942 • WWII: A German U-boat sinks the SS Ben Lomond off the coast of Brazil. One crewman, Chinese second steward Poon Lim, is separated from the others and spends 130 days adrift until he is rescued on April 3, 1943.

1944


May 12
Age: 39y

1946


Mar 16
Age: 41y
1946 • The NFL team San Francisco 49ers is formed.

1948


Apr 11
Age: 43y
1948 • Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) becomes an independent kingdom within the British Commonwealth.

1958


May 14
Age: 53y
1958 • A message from U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower is broadcast from the SCORE satellite.

1960


May 17
Age: 55y
1960 Joseph Kasavubu is elected as the first President of the independent Congo.

1981


May 25
Age: 76y

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