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Willis W Collins
(1907 - 1995)
updated February 06, 2019
Willis W Collins was born on September 22, 1907. He died in February 1995 at age 87. We know that Willis W Collins had been residing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 73162.
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Willis W Collins died in February 1995 at 87 years of age. He was born on September 22, 1907. There is no information about Willis's family or relationships. We know that Willis W Collins had been residing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 73162.
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1907 - 1995 World Events
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In 1907, in the year that Willis W Collins 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 1927, at the age of 20 years old, Willis was alive when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
In 1955, when he was 48 years old, in January, President Eisenhower sent direct aid to South Vietnam. In February, U.S. advisors were sent to train troops.
In 1979, Willis was 72 years old when on March 28th, a partial nuclear meltdown occurred at the power plant at Three Mile Island Pennsylvania. Radiation leaked into the environment, resulting in a rating of 5 on a scale of 7 ("Accident With Wider Consequences") . It ended up costing $1 billion to clean up the site.
In 1995, in the year of Willis W Collins's passing, on October 16th, the Million Man March took place on the National Mall in Washington DC. The March was organized to address "the ills of black communities and call for unity and revitalization of African American communities". An estimated 850,000 people attended.
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Aug 30, 1928 - Dec 3, 2009
Sep 23, 1889 - April 1976
May 18, 1919 - Sep 11, 1999
Nov 4, 1872 - July 1962
Jul 22, 1934 - Jun 3, 2004
Sep 20, 1923 - Mar 19, 2008
Other Collinses
Oct 9, 1942 - May 24, 2009
Jul 21, 1944 - May 31, 2011
Oct 18, 1944 - Dec 29, 2005
Jun 17, 1942 - Mar 29, 1998
Jan 12, 1899 - Dec 29, 1991
Aug 14, 1947 - Oct 21, 2010
Mar 31, 1947 - Aug 25, 2006
Feb 15, 1949 - May 1977
Sep 30, 1890 - March 1969
Oct 6, 1947 - Aug 2, 1995
May 5, 1950 - Dec 28, 1970
Sep 7, 1893 - December 1979
Nov 6, 1912 - Mar 30, 1991
Mar 21, 1952 - January 1994
Jul 6, 1905 - Apr 28, 1993
Jun 6, 1918 - Apr 19, 2003
May 19, 1955 - Aug 27, 1995
Jul 19, 1923 - Apr 15, 1991
Sep 29, 1962 - Jan 28, 1997
Jul 17, 1950 - Oct 20, 2004
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May 4, 1940 - Dec 1, 1991
Apr 5, 1941 - September 1973
Apr 28, 1921 - Dec 28, 1999
Oct 14, 1922 - Nov 10, 2010
May 25, 1913 - Apr 5, 1995
Oct 25, 1886 - December 1975
Jan 27, 1881 - April 1965
Jul 29, 1938 - May 28, 2009
Sep 6, 1909 - June 1967
Nov 15, 1939 - May 5, 2010
Nov 27, 1940 - Jun 12, 2010
Jan 3, 1906 - Jun 23, 1996
May 4, 1924 - Nov 27, 2010
Jul 26, 1941 - September 1976
Jul 9, 1940 - Oct 5, 2003
Aug 15, 1921 - Apr 14, 1994
Mar 28, 1925 - February 1979
Sep 25, 1940 - Jan 25, 2011
Jul 29, 1895 - Jan 15, 1971
Sep 22, 1941 - Jan 12, 2006
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