101 - Benjamin Simon - Jacksonville, FL
N 30° 21.919 W 081° 38.664
17R E 438077 N 3359442
Centenarian Benjamin Simon was born in 1874 and died in 1975. His grave is located in Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Waymark Code: WMQ7H0
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2016
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Some Memorable Events during his Birth Year (1874):
* January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx.
* January 23 - Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, marries Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia, only daughter of Tsar Alexander III of Russia.
* May 20 – Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets. The price is $13.50 per dozen.
* December 1 – Iceland is granted a constitution and limited home rule from Denmark.
Some Memorable Events during his Death Year (1975):
* January 1 - Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham join Fleetwood Mac.
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up.
* March 10 - The Rocky Horror Show opens on Broadway in New York City; closed after 3 previews and 45 performances.
* April 4 - Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
* June 18 - JAWS is released and becomes popular summer hit.
* August 5 – U.S. President Ford posthumously restores the U.S. citizenship of General Robert E. Lee, military leader of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
* September 5 - In Sacramento, California, Lynette Fromme, a follower of jailed cult leader Charles Manson, attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is thwarted by a Secret Service agent.
* October 11 – NBC airs the first episode of Saturday Night Live (George Carlin is the first host; Billy Preston and Janis Ian the first musical guests).
Location of Headstone: Cemetery
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