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Joseph Williamson
(1907 - 1987)
updated February 06, 2019
Joseph Williamson was born on March 12, 1907. He died in February 1987 at age 79. We know that Joseph Williamson had been residing in Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City County, Virginia 22401.
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Joseph Williamson passed away in February 1987 at 79 years of age. He was born on March 12, 1907. We have no information about Joseph's family or relationships. We know that Joseph Williamson had been residing in Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City County, Virginia 22401.
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1907 - 1987 World Events
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In 1907, in the year that Joseph Williamson was born, the second Hague peace conference was called by Russia in the Netherlands. While nothing was settled regarding the matter of peace among nations, many resolutions were passed (and accepted by many nations) about the conventions of war - especially the protection of noncombatants.
In 1910, Joseph was only 3 years old when the Mann Act, also called the White-Slave Traffic Act, was signed into law. Its purpose was to make it a felony to engage in interstate or foreign commerce transport of "any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose". But the language was so broad that it was also applied to consensual sex between adults when wished.
In 1929, at the age of 22 years old, Joseph was alive when the St. Valentine's Day Massacre happened on February 14th. In Chicago, seven men from the North Side Irish gang were gunned down by Al Capone's South Side Italian gang at the garage at 2122 North Clark Street. Al Capone was making a successful move to take over Chicago's organized crime. But the St. Valentine's Day massacre also resulted in a public outcry against all gangsters.
In 1942, when he was 35 years old, from January 7th through April 9th, the Battle of Bataan was fought in the Philippines. At the end of the battle, the U.S. and Filipino forces surrendered and a three-year occupation of the Philippines by Japan began. Between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered and were marched around 60 to 69 miles - most were beaten, abused, or killed. Named the Bataan Death March, it was later declared to be a war crime.
In 1987, in the year of Joseph Williamson's passing, on October 19th, stock exchanges around the world crashed. Beginning in Hong Kong then spreading to Europe, the crash then hit the United States. It was called Black Monday. The Dow Jones fell 508 points to 1,738.74 (22.61%).
Other Biographies
Other Joseph Williamsons
Unknown - Unknown
Unknown - Sep 18, 1918
around 1893 - Jul 20, 1916
Unknown - Apr 24, 1917
around 1889 - Sep 25, 1917
around 1889 - Aug 13, 1916
around 1893 - Aug 2, 1917
Unknown - May 3, 1941
around 1897 - Nov 3, 1914
around 1886 - Aug 31, 1918
Unknown - Oct 26, 1943
Unknown - Aug 17, 1916
around 1897 - Oct 17, 1918
Unknown - Aug 7, 1915
around 1887 - Jul 13, 1916
around 1886 - Jun 15, 1918
around 1856 - Oct 18, 1915
around 1876 - Apr 10, 1915
around 1927 - Unknown
around 1919 - Unknown
Other Williamsons
Jul 29, 1921 - Aug 9, 2007
Apr 15, 1892 - November 1987
Sep 5, 1902 - September 1981
Jan 2, 1915 - Aug 29, 2001
Jul 8, 1927 - Nov 1, 2003
Feb 11, 1926 - Dec 30, 2000
Jan 5, 1928 - Oct 21, 1971
Jan 12, 1929 - September 1992
Dec 15, 1928 - Oct 18, 1999
Jan 29, 1898 - August 1985
Nov 3, 1930 - Jan 21, 1990
Oct 14, 1932 - Jul 17, 2002
Jan 1, 1893 - May 1970
Jan 9, 1928 - Aug 10, 2008
Dec 3, 1946 - Feb 19, 2011
Oct 3, 1896 - May 1980
May 21, 1949 - July 1978
Jun 16, 1950 - Apr 29, 2003
Mar 9, 1901 - April 1984
Nov 19, 1886 - November 1974
Other Bios
Jan 24, 1922 - Dec 12, 1999
Mar 12, 1916 - Aug 29, 2003
Sep 6, 1919 - Feb 8, 1992
Apr 21, 1918 - Nov 28, 1998
Aug 28, 1922 - Feb 17, 2006
Jun 24, 1918 - Aug 13, 1989
Jan 25, 1921 - Jul 18, 1993
Dec 23, 1921 - Sep 11, 1996
Jun 5, 1920 - May 6, 2003
May 22, 1912 - March 1989
Sep 19, 1907 - Dec 22, 1993
Jun 17, 1921 - May 9, 1995
Mar 6, 1922 - May 26, 2004
Jun 14, 1920 - Jul 13, 2007
Jan 28, 1920 - Apr 1, 2003
Dec 14, 1920 - Aug 31, 1997
Apr 9, 1917 - March 1970
Feb 8, 1900 - March 1991
Jul 4, 1877 - April 1966
Aug 24, 1920 - Feb 10, 2010
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