Daniel William
GILLIS
(b.
9 May 1906
,
Candor, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
d.
24 January 1971
,
Durham, North Carolina, USA
)
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Daniel William GILLIS was born 9 May 1906 in Candor, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Daniel William GILLIS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Daniel William married Esther Margaret PARKER abt. 1925 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
They divorced. Esther Margaret PARKER was born 11 March 1907 in Hope Mills, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA. Esther Margaret died 25 November 1993 in High Point, North Carolina, USA.
Daniel William GILLIS died 24 January 1971 in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
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Esther Margaret PARKER-- Date: abt. 1925 Place:
They divorced.
Children of Daniel William GILLIS and Esther Margaret PARKER:
Billie GILLIS (b.13 January 1931, High Point, North Carolina, USA d. 1 April 2003, Avon Park, Florida, USA)
m. Edgar C HAWKINS
Esther Margaret PARKER-- Date: abt. 1925 Place: They divorced.
Children of Daniel William GILLIS and Esther Margaret PARKER:
Billie GILLIS (b.13 January 1931, High Point, North Carolina, USA d. 1 April 2003, Avon Park, Florida, USA)m. Edgar C HAWKINS
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1906 Birth 9 May 1906
Candor, Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)1931 Birth of ChildBillie GILLIS was born 13 January 1931, High Point, North Carolina, USA
Daniel William was 24 years old.
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.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.
1971 Death 24 January 1971
Durham, North Carolina, USA
He died at the age of 64.
Added: 8/5/2025 11:20:55 AM
- Updated: 8/5/2025 11:22:12 AM
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