Pieter De J. Fritz
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Pieter De J. Fritz (1919 - 1941)

Pieter De J. Fritz was born around 1919. He died on May 7, 1941 at 22 years of age. He was buried in Ibadan (st. Anne) Church Cemetery Grave 12., Nigeria.

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Service number: 103005v Rank: Lieutenant Regiment: South African Air Force Unit/ship/squadron: 2 Sqdn. .
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Ibadan (st. Anne) Church Cemetery Grave 12.,
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Service number: 103005v
Rank: Lieutenant
Regiment: South African Air Force
Unit/ship/squadron: 2 Sqdn.

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De J.

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1919 - In the year that Pieter De J. Fritz was born, in Norfolk Virginia, the first rotary dial telephones were introduced by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), making it easier to make a call without an operator.

1926 - Pieter was just 7 years old when on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.

1932 - When he was only 13 years old, five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.

1940 - He was 21 years old when in July, Billboard published its first Music Popularity Chart. Top recordings of the year were Tommy Dorsey's "I'll Never Smile Again" (vocal Frank Sinatra) - 12 weeks at the top, Bing Crosby's "Only Forever" - 9 weeks at the top, and Artie Shaw's "Frenesi" - 12 weeks at the top.

1941 - In the year of Pieter De J. Fritz's passing, on June 25th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8802, prohibiting racial discrimination in the defense industry. EO 8802 was the first federal action to prohibit employment discrimination - without prejudice as to "race, creed, color, or national origin" - in the U.S. Civil Rights groups had planned a march on Washington D.C. to protest for equal rights but with the signing of the Order, they canceled the March.

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Pieter De J. Fritz passed away on May 7, 1941 at 22 years old. There is no known cause of death. He was buried in Ibadan (st. Anne) Church Cemetery Grave 12., Nigeria. He was born around 1919. We are unaware of information about Pieter's family.

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