Astronaut Kathryn Thornton

Kathryn Thornton

Living place: Montgomery

Birthday: 17-8-1952 (72 years old)

Population of US 1952: 157,552,740

Global rank: #69386

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Astronaut Kathryn Thornton profile

Who is Astronaut Kathryn Thornton?
Physicist who flew on four NASA spacewalks. She also served as the College Dean of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
She is the crew of a Discovery Space Shuttle Defense Department mission.
 
 

Young / Before famous

She is the recipient of a NATO postdoctoral fellowship.

Family life info

She married Steven Thornton.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Astronaut Kathryn Thornton?
She and Sally Ride were both female astronauts.

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When was Astronaut Kathryn Thornton born?
Kathryn Thornton birthday 17-8-1952 (at the age of 72).
Where is Astronaut Kathryn Thornton's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Kathryn Thornton was born in Montgomery, Alabama- United States. is a Astronaut, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dragon. Kathryn Thornton's global rank is 69386 and whose rank is 179 in list of famous Astronaut. Population of US in 1952 is about 157,552,740 persons.
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Events in 1952 and 17-8

Events in US in the birth year of Kathryn Thornton

  • US explodes first thermonuclear bomb at Enewetak Island (Nov. 1).
  • President-elect Dwight Eisenhower follows through with his campaign promise to visit Korea (Dec. 2).
  • 56 million watch Richard Nixon's "Checker's speech" on TV.

Birthday Kathryn Thornton (17-8) in history

  • Day 17-8 year 1807: Robert Fulton's steamboat, the Clermont, began its trip up the Hudson River to Albany.
  • Day 17-8 year 1863: Fort Sumter, S.C. was bombarded by Union ships during the Civil War.
  • Day 17-8 year 1896: Prospectors found gold in Alaska, a discovery that set off the Klondike gold rush.
  • Day 17-8 year 1945: Indonesian nationalists proclaimed independence from the Netherlands.
  • Day 17-8 year 1962: 18-year-old Peter Fechter was shot and killed by guards at the Berlin Wall, spurring riots.
  • Day 17-8 year 1969: Hurricane Camille devastated the Gulf Coast, killing 248 people.
  • Day 17-8 year 1978: The first successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight landed outside of Paris.
  • Day 17-8 year 1987: Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's second in command, committed suicide.
  • Day 17-8 year 2008: U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal, breaking the record set by Mark Spitz in the 1972 Games. Phelps also set the record for the most golds in a single Olympics.
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