Daniel Thomas Means Jr (1923 - 1995)

Daniel's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Means family tree.

Daniel's Family

Add a parent

Add a parent

Daniel Thomas Means Jr Add a partner Add a child Add a partner Add a child

Add a sibling

We currently do not have photos of Daniel Thomas Means Jr. Below are potential family photos that share Daniel's last name or surname. Pictures really do say a thousand words. Add photos of Daniel during various points of his life

Edward Grant Means Jr

Sarah (Mermoud) & John Means' Gravesite

Sarah (Mermoud) Means

Annie Means

Add photo

What do you remember about Daniel Thomas Means Jr? Share your memories of special moments and stories you have heard about him. Or just leave a comment to show the world that Daniel is remembered.

Post

Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Daniel's lifetime

In 1923, in the year that Daniel Thomas Means Jr was born, on September 1, an earthquake - the Great Kanto earthquake - destroyed one-third of Tokyo. Measuring 7.9 and with a reported duration of between 4 and 10 minutes, casualties totaled about 142,800 deaths, including about 40,000 who went missing and were presumed dead.

In 1960, at the age of 37 years old, Daniel was alive when on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. The U.S. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison.

In 1973, at the age of 50 years old, Daniel was alive when on August 15th, amidst rising calls for the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, Congress imposed an end to the bombing of Cambodia.

In 1983, Daniel was 60 years old when on August 30th, the Soviet Union claimed that a South Korean Boeing 747 jetliner (Flight 007), bound for Seoul from New York City, had strayed into Soviet airspace. Saying that they believed it to be a U.S. spy plane, the passenger jet was shot down by a Soviet SU-15 fighter - after it had tracked the airliner for two hours. All 269 passengers (including a U.S. Representative from Georgia) and crew were killed.

In 1995, in the year of Daniel Thomas Means Jr's passing, on September 3rd, eBay was founded in San Jose California. Beginning as simply a place for Pierre Omidyar's girlfriend (now wife) to share her Pez passion and collection online, the site has become a multibillion-dollar business and operates in 30 countries.