Brief Life History of William Albert
William Albert Day was born in 1905, in California, United States. He married Myrna Grey Lightfoot on 28 May 1921, in Boise, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died before 2007.
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- Wm A Day, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
- William Albert Day in entry for Edward Vincent Day and Grace May Cook, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- William A Day, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
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World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English day(e), dey(e) ‘dairyman or dairymaid’. Originally used only of women, it was later used of men with the sense ‘man in charge of the dairy cattle’. This is probably the most common source of the surname.
English: from the Middle English personal name Day(e) or Dey. In western England this is probably a pet form of David , but in northern England and perhaps elsewhere also it is a late Middle English variant of Daw, a pet form of Ralph (see Daw , Dakin ).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh (see O'Dea ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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