Norman Jumbo
BIGGS
(b.
07/08/1919
,
Monroe City, Indiana, USA
d.
21 June 1966
,
Vincennes, Indiana, USA
)
Age: 46
Cause of Death: Lung Cancer
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Norman Jumbo BIGGS was born 07/08/1919 in Monroe City, Indiana, USA
Norman Jumbo BIGGS was the child of George BIGGS and Mabel Myra HENSONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Norman Jumbo married Betty Ann BARNETT 18 October 1947 in Otwell, Pike, Indiana, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Betty Ann BARNETT was born 07/09/1926 in Winslow, Indiana, USA. Betty Ann died 24 April 2011 in Vincennes, Indiana, USA. Betty Ann was the child of Herman BARNETT and Bertha Mae BEMENT.
Norman Jumbo BIGGS died 21 June 1966 in Vincennes, Indiana, USA.
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Norman Jumbo BIGGS was a Mechanic Farmer.
Norman Jumbo BIGGS was a Mechanic Farmer.
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Betty Ann BARNETT-- Date: 18 October 1947 Place: Otwell, Pike, Indiana, USA
Betty Ann BARNETT was the child of Herman BARNETT and Bertha Mae BEMENT
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Betty Ann BARNETT-- Date: 18 October 1947 Place: Otwell, Pike, Indiana, USABetty Ann BARNETT was the child of Herman BARNETT and Bertha Mae BEMENT
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1919 Birth 07/08/1919
Monroe City, Indiana, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
1947 Marriage / PartnerNorman Jumbo BIGGS and Betty Ann BARNETT 18 October 1947, Otwell, Pike, Indiana, USA
He was 28 years old.
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
1966 Death 21 June 1966
Vincennes, Indiana, USA
He died at the age of 46.
Norman is buried at: Walnut Hills Cemetery, Petersburg, Indiana
Added: 11/20/2021 12:32:37 PM
- Updated: 8/8/2025 12:37:10 PM
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