102 - Robert K. Boyt - Fernandina Beach, FL
N 30° 41.196 W 081° 27.182
17R E 456609 N 3394957
Centenarian Robert K. Boyt was born in 1848 and died in 1950. His grave is located in the Bosque Bello Cemetery in Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WMJ77F
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2013
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Some Memorable Events during his Birth Year (1848):
January 31 - Construction of the Washington Monument begins in Washington, D.C.
March 15 – Start of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.
May 29 – Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state.
August 17 – Yucatán officially unites with Mexico.
November 7 – U.S. presidential election, 1848: Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana defeats Democrat Lewis Cass of Michigan in the first US presidential election held in every state on the same day.
Some Memorable Events during his Death Year (1950):
January 17 – Great Brinks Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from the Brink's armored car company headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.
January 31 - President Harry S. Truman orders the development of the hydrogen bomb, in response to the detonation of the Soviet Union's first atomic bomb in 1949.
February 8 – Payment first made by Diners Club card, in New York, first use of a charge card.
February 15 - Walt Disney releases his 12th animated film, Cinderella in Hollywood.
June 25 – Korean War begins: North Korean troops cross the 38th parallel into South Korea.
June 27 – Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman orders American military forces to aid in the defense of South Korea.
September 4 - The comic strip Beetle Bailey is created by Mort Walker.
October 2 – The comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published in seven U.S. newspapers.
November 22 - Shirley Temple announces her retirement from show business.