103 - Rosy Du Bois-Flad - Friedhof Hörnli - Riehen, BS, Switzerland
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N 47° 33.930 E 007° 38.276
32T E 397546 N 5268908
A family headstone in the Hörnli cemetery near Basel. Mrs. Du Bois lived 103 years.
Waymark Code: WMJA0Q
Location: Basel Stadt, Switzerland
Date Posted: 10/17/2013
Views: 7
In the year Mrs. Du Bois was born a new car speed record of 74 mph (119 km/h) was set. Roosevelt was president of the U.S.A. and Lord Salisbury prime minister of the United Kingdom, in South Africa the Second Boer War was fought, and Cuba became an independent country.
We do not know anything about her life, except the world events she may have witnessed, especially the two world wars (the German border is less than 200 meters from this cemetery).
The year she died the Airbus A380 super airplane made its first flight. Pope John Paul II died. George W. Bush was inaugurated for his second term and Tony Blair for his third. YouTube was founded.
Location of Headstone: Cemetery Hörnli
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