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William Charles
(1901 - 1987)
updated February 06, 2019
William Charles was born on September 21, 1901. He died in June 1987 at age 85. We know that William Charles had been residing in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington 98465.
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William Charles passed away in June 1987 at 85 years old. He was born on September 21, 1901. There is no information about William's surviving family. We know that William Charles had been residing in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington 98465.
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1901 - 1987 World Events
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In 1901, in the year that William Charles was born, shortly after beginning his second term, President McKinley was assassinated by the self proclaimed anarchist Leon Czolgosz. The last President to have served in the Civil War - he began as a private and ended the war as a brevet major - McKinley was a Republican. First elected in 1896, he was re-elected in 1900. Six months after the swearing in, McKinley was shot - and died of the gangrene that set in as a result.
In 1926, at the age of 25 years old, William was alive when on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
In 1958, by the time he was 57 years old, on January 1st, the European Economic Community (Common Market) came into operation. The first members were France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. The Common Market was formed as a way to strengthen members' economies and deter wars in Europe.
In 1962, by the time he was 61 years old, on February 20th, Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr. became the first American to orbit the Earth. The Friendship 7 flew three times around the earth in 4 hours and 55 minutes. At age 77, Glenn returned to space - the oldest person to fly in space.
In 1987, in the year of William Charles's passing, was the first time that a criminal in the United States - a serial rapist - was convicted through the use of DNA evidence.
Other Biographies
Other William Charleses
Unknown - Unknown
around 1899 - Mar 21, 1918
Unknown - Jul 19, 1916
around 1898 - Apr 9, 1917
around 1918 - Nov 24, 1944
around 1914 - Jun 19, 1940
around 1907 - May 20, 1941
around 1917 - May 23, 1944
around 1919 - May 17, 1945
Unknown - Aug 10, 1915
around 1892 - Aug 29, 1918
Unknown - Aug 27, 1915
around 1921 - Feb 5, 1942
around 1898 - Oct 26, 1917
around 1890 - Apr 27, 1915
Unknown - Dec 16, 1914
around 1918 - Nov 22, 1943
Unknown - Aug 8, 1915
around 1876 - Aug 4, 1917
around 1903 - Sep 6, 1940
Other Charleses
Nov 1, 1955 - Jan 22, 2011
Jul 6, 1930 - Mar 19, 1999
Oct 2, 1950 - June 1983
May 17, 1933 - Feb 3, 2008
Jul 3, 1961 - Nov 12, 2005
Sep 21, 1880 - September 1963
Nov 26, 1914 - Apr 7, 2000
Mar 30, 1914 - Nov 25, 2007
Feb 22, 1908 - Jan 19, 1990
May 30, 1911 - Mar 5, 1995
Nov 2, 1896 - July 1972
May 20, 1912 - Feb 20, 1998
Feb 13, 1920 - Aug 25, 1994
Dec 21, 1913 - February 1981
Nov 19, 1922 - Jun 23, 1999
Apr 6, 1923 - Nov 12, 1998
Mar 2, 1927 - May 16, 2003
Jan 7, 1992 - Mar 6, 1993
Aug 13, 1932 - May 1977
May 2, 1928 - Jul 6, 1995
Other Bios
Dec 12, 1910 - Feb 26, 1992
Aug 15, 1924 - Jun 24, 1992
Feb 25, 1918 - July 1982
Oct 30, 1933 - May 17, 2010
Jun 16, 1908 - February 1958
Mar 22, 1912 - Dec 7, 2006
Jan 14, 1937 - Jul 15, 1990
Oct 18, 1933 - Feb 15, 1992
May 9, 1931 - September 1982
Feb 3, 1922 - Nov 19, 1999
Nov 15, 1902 - September 1977
Jun 17, 1910 - May 7, 1995
Sep 13, 1902 - Feb 23, 1978
Mar 28, 1907 - December 1975
Aug 11, 1908 - Dec 23, 1978
Jul 23, 1924 - September 1975
Nov 11, 1911 - Aug 7, 2003
Mar 18, 1923 - February 1969
Mar 14, 1910 - May 17, 1998
Jun 10, 1920 - Nov 15, 1993
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