100 - Jacob S. Siegel - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 21.923 W 081° 38.664
17R E 438077 N 3359449
Centenarian Jacob S. Siegel was born in 1884 and died in 1984. His grave is located in Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WMQ7CE
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2016
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Some Memorable Events during his Birth Year (1884):
* May 1 – The eight-hour workday is first proclaimed by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the United States. This date, called May Day or Labour Day, becomes a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country.
* May 8 – Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States is born.
* August 5 – The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor.
* September 15 – Medicine: The invention of local anaesthesia by Karl Koller is made public at a medical congress in Heidelberg, Germany.
* December 6 – The Washington Monument is completed in Washington, D.C., becoming the tallest structure in the world at this date.
Some Memorable Events during his Death Year (1984):
* January 24 – Apple Computer places the Macintosh personal computer on sale in the United States.
* February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk.
* April 23 – United States researchers announce their discovery of the AIDS virus.
* June 4 – Bruce Springsteen release's his 7th album "Born in the USA".
* July 1 – Liechtenstein becomes the last country in Europe to grant women the right to vote.
* September 10 – Jeopardy! begins its syndicated version.
Location of Headstone: Cemetery
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