Spouse
1904
Aug 25
| 1904 • In New York City, the first New Year's Eve celebration is held in Times Square. |
1941
Feb 22
Age: 36y
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marriageHelen Rose McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1941 • WWII – France: The German Occupation Authority announces that anyone working for or aiding the Free French will be sentenced to death. |
1942
Feb 4
Age: 37y
birth of childWarren John Day Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1942 • Heinkel test pilot Helmut Schenk becomes the first person to escape from a stricken aircraft with an ejection seat. |
1944
May 12
Age: 39y
birth of childDonna Rose Day Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1944 • On the middle front of the Gothic Line, Brazilian troops control the Serchio valley region after 10 days of fighting. |
1946
Mar 16
Age: 41y
birth of childJudith Ann Day Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1946 • The first Tupperware is sold in department and hardware stores. |
1948
Apr 11
Age: 43y
birth of childJohn Patrick Day Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1948 • The ship Empire Windrush brings a large group of Afro-Caribbean immigrants to Tilbury near London, the start of a large wave of immigration to Britain. |
1958
May 14
Age: 53y
birth of childBarbara Jane Day Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1958 • Arthur L. Schawlow and Charles H. Townes of Bell Laboratories publish a paper in Physical Review Letters setting out the principles of the optical laser. |
1960
May 17
Age: 55y
birth of childDorothy Diane Day Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1960 • Joseph Kittinger parachutes from a balloon over New Mexico at an aititude of about 102,800 feet (31,333 meters). Kittinger sets world records for: high-altitude jump; free-fall by falling 16.0 miles (25.7 kilometers) before opening his parachute; and the fastest speed attained by a human being without mechanical or chemical assistance, about 982 k.p.h (614 m.p.h.). (Kittinger survives more or less uninjured, and he is still alive in Florida as of 2013. Felix Baumgartner breaks his record in 2012.) |
1981
May 25
Age: 76y
| 1981 • South Africa grants "homeland" Ciskei independence (not recognized outside South Africa). |