101 - Roy M. Wilson - El Reno Cemetery - El Reno, OK
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N 35° 31.189 W 097° 56.331
14S E 596217 N 3931208
Roy Wilson was born the same year that Heinz Baked Beans were first launched at the Fortnum & Mason department store in London, United Kingdom, although they are manufactured in Canada.
Waymark Code: WMJKGG
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2013
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The final resting place of Roy M. Wilson is at the northeast side of El Reno Cemetery, in the center of the section.
Text on marker:
Roy M. Wilson
1886 - 1987
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Roy's time on earth:
1886: In New York Harbor, U.S. President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France
1896: William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of gold speech at the Democratic National Convention, which nominates him for President of the United States.
1906: Jack London's novel White Fang is serialized in The Outing Magazine.
1916: J. R. R. Tolkien marries Edith Bratt in England (they would serve as the inspiration for the fictional characters Lúthien and Beren).
1926: Greek dictator Theodoros Pangalos is elected president.
1936: The longest game in the history of the National Hockey League was played. The Montreal Maroons and Detroit Red Wings went scoreless until 16 and a half minutes into the sixth OT when Mud Bruneteau ends it at 2:25 in the morning. It would be the longest game until May 4, 2000.
1946: In his speech at Westminster College, in Fulton, Missouri, Winston Churchill talks about the Iron Curtain.
1956: Roger Vadim's drama film And God Created Woman, released in France as Et Dieu . . . créa la femme, propels Brigitte Bardot into the public spotlight as a "sex kitten".
1966: Soviet space probe Venera 3 crashes on Venus, becoming the first spacecraft to land on another planet's surface.
1976: Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
1987: The World Wrestling Federation (later WWE) produces Wrestlemania III from the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan
Location of Headstone: El Reno Cemetery
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