100 - Effie L. Rubert - Fairlawn Cemetery - OKC, OK
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Effie L. Rubert was born the same year that the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid in New York Harbor.
Waymark Code: WMGG0F
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2013
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The final resting place of Effie L. Rubert is at the very far northeast corner of Fairlawn Cemetery, at the northwest corner of the section. Hers is a horizontal, light grey double marker shared with her spouse James.
Text on headstone:
Rubert
James H.
Mar. 15, 1880
Apr. 29, 1957
Effie L.
Aug. 1, 1884
Sept. 3, 1984
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Effie's time on earth:
1884: The World Cotton Centennial World's Fair opens in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1894: A bituminous coal miners' strike closes mines across the central United States.
1904: The Great Baltimore Fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
1914: Baseball legend Babe Ruth makes his major league debut with the Red Sox.
1924: The 1924 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies are held in Paris, France.
1934: Rudyard Kipling and William Butler Yeats are awarded the Gothenburg Prize for Poetry.
1944: Princess Charlotte Louise Juliette Louvet Grimaldi of Monaco, heir to the throne, resigns from her rights in favor of her son Prince Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi, later reigning Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
1954: The U.S. Congress and President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorize the founding of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado
1964: The government of Italy asks for help to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa from toppling over.
1974: People magazine's first issue released. Mia Farrow is on the cover.
1984: Six inmates, including James and Linwood Briley, escape from a death row facility at Mecklenburg Correctional Center, the only occasion this has ever happened in the United States.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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