104 - Massad Kamees - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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N 35° 29.933 W 097° 31.538
14S E 633721 N 3929368
Massad Kamees was born the same year of the OK Land Run: at high noon in Oklahoma Territory, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Run of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed, with populations of at least 10,000.
Waymark Code: WMGDR1
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2013
Views: 3
The final resting place of Massad Kamees is at the northeast corner of Fairlawn Cemetery, just a few feet east of the road. His is a large, upright marker shared with his spouse Melia.
Text on marker:
Massad
Mother
Melia
1887 - 1974
Father
Massad Kamees
1889 - 1993
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Kamees' time on earth:
1889: A Neapolitan baker named Raffaele Esposito invents the Pizza Margherita, named after the queen consort of Italy Margherita of Savoy. This is the forerunner of the modern pizza.
1899: The paperclip is patented by Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor
1909: The Anglo-Persian Oil Company, now BP, is incorporated.
1919: The Paris Peace Conference opens at the Palace of Versailles, France
1929: The Geneva Convention addresses the treatment of prisoners of war.
1939: Princess Fawzia of Egypt marries Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran.
1949: Nereid, a moon of Neptune, is discovered by Gerard P. Kuiper.
1959: Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.
1969: The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 4.
1979: A tornado hits Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people (the most notable of 26 tornadoes that day).
1993: The first mission in Biosphere 2 ends after two years
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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