Brief Life History of William
Father William Rabb was born in 1924. He died in September 1987, in Mobile, Alabama, United States, at the age of 63.
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World Events (3)
1927
Age 3
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929
Age 5
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1931
Age 7
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English (Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Rab(b), a pet form of Robert with unrounding of the first vowel. Compare Robb .
Hungarian: variant of Rab .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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