John Stephen Howard

Brief Life History of John Stephen

When John Stephen Howard was born on 29 October 1929, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, his father, Forest Glen Howard, was 29 and his mother, Grace Fages, was 27. He died on 22 July 2002, in his hometown, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Forest Glen Howard
1900–1975
Grace Fages
1902–1993
Joan Elise Howard
1928–1998
John Stephen Howard
1929–2002

Sources (4)

  • John Stephens Howard, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • John Stephen Howard, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • John S Howard, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1949 · NATO is Established

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.

Name Meaning

English: of Norman origin, from the Middle English personal names Huward (also Howard) and Heward, from Old French Huard (itself from ancient Germanic Hugihard, hugi- ‘mind, understanding, spirit’ + hard- ‘hardy, bold’). As Hugh appears in Middle English as both How and Hew, this is the definite origin of Heward and a source of Howard. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Hugh .

English: from the Middle English personal name Haward or Howard, usually an Anglicized form of Old Danish Hāwarth (Old Norse Hávarthr, from ‘high’ + varthr ‘guard, guardian, warden’). Alternation between Haward and Howard may have led to later confusion with Hayward .

English: occasionally a variant of Ewart 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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