101 - Gregorio Martinez - Rose Hill Burial Park - OKC, OK
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Gregorio Martinez was born the same year that George Eastman registered the trademark Kodak, and received a patent for his camera which uses roll film
Waymark Code: WMET26
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2012
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The final resting place of Gregorio Martinez is at the east side of Rose Hill Burial Park, at the far northeast corner of section 4. His is a large, grey monument nestled between two trees, and shared with his wife Dominga.
Text on monument:
Son
Martinez
Father
Gregorio
July 28, 1888
Aug. 28, 1989
Mother
Dominga M.
May 12, 1895
Nov. 4, 1955
The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Gregorio's lifetime:
1888: During a bout of mental illness, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh infamously cuts off the lower part of his own left ear
1898: The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War
1908: At Ft. Myer, Virginia, U.S.A. Thomas Selfridge becomes the first person to die in an airplane crash. The pilot, Orville Wright, is severely injured in the crash but recovers
1918: Mammy Lou becomes the oldest person to ever star in a film, at age 114
1928: Tich Freeman becomes the only bowler ever to take 200 first-class wickets before the end of July
1938: Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military
1948: President Harry S. Truman issues the second peacetime military draft in the United States, amid increasing tensions with the Soviet Union (the first peacetime draft occurred in 1940 under President Roosevelt)
1958: One of the worst school bus accidents in U.S. history occurs at Prestonburg, Kentucky; 29 are killed
1968: NET televises the very first episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
1978: Serial killer Ted Bundy is captured in Pensacola, Florida
1989: The first of 24 Global Positioning System satellites is placed into orbit
Location of Headstone: Rose Hill Burial Park, section 4
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