Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Louis Zamperini across 5 places, from 1917 to 2014.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Louis Silvie Zamperini (January 26, 1917 – July 2, 2014) was an American World War II veteran, Olympic distance runner, and Christian evangelist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Louis Zamperini is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Louis Zamperini was documented, and when
26 January 1917exact date
Olean, New Yorkattested“Louis Zamperini was born on January 26, 1917, in Olean, New York, to Anthony Zamperini (1889-1975) and Louise Dossi (1898-1993), both native to Verona in northern Italy.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Zamperini
26 January 1917exact date
Veronaattested“Louis Zamperini was born on January 26, 1917, in Olean, New York, to Anthony Zamperini (1889-1975) and Louise Dossi (1898-1993), both native to Verona in northern Italy.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Zamperini
March 2005month
Berlinattested“In March 2005, Zamperini returned to Germany to visit the Berlin Olympic Stadium for the first time since he had competed there.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Zamperini
March 2005month
Germanyattested“In March 2005, Zamperini returned to Germany to visit the Berlin Olympic Stadium for the first time since he had competed there.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Zamperini
2 July 2014exact date
Los Angeles, Californiaattested“Zamperini's actual death came 70 years later, when he died of pneumonia on July 2, 2014, at his home in Los Angeles; he was 97.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Zamperini
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Other places tied to Louis Zamperini in the record
In each of these, a source puts Louis Zamperini and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
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10 May 1934exact date
Californiamentioned“On May 10, 1934, he set a national high school record for the mile, clocking in at 4 minutes, 21.3 seconds at the preliminary meeting to the California state championships.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Zamperini
1936year
Randalls Islandmentioned“On one of the hottest days of the year during the 1936 North American heat wave in Randalls Island, New York, the race saw co-favorite Norm Bright and several others collapse during the race.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Zamperini
1936year
Berlin, Germanymentioned“With a sprint finish at the end, Zamperini finished in a dead-heat tie against American record-holder Don Lash and qualified for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Zamperini
October 1950month
Sugamo Prisonmentioned“This included an October 1950 visit to Sugama Prison in Tokyo, where many war criminals were imprisoned, and expressed forgiveness to them.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Zamperini
October 1950month
Tokyomentioned“This included an October 1950 visit to Sugama Prison in Tokyo, where many war criminals were imprisoned, and expressed forgiveness to them.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Zamperini
January 1998month
Nagano, Naganomentioned“Four days before his 81st birthday in January 1998, Zamperini ran a leg in the Olympic Torch relay for the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, not far from the POW camp where he had been held.”source: Wikipedia: Louis Zamperini
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