William Calley

US Army officer convicted for massacre at My Lai, Vietnam (1943–2024)
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William Calley
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William Calley

Summary

William Calley is a human[1]. His place of birth was Miami[2]. He was born on +1943-06-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Gainesville[4]. He died on +2024-04-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military officer[6], gemologist[7], and real-estate agent[8]. He ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,490 views/month, #5,195 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William Calley was born in Miami[2].
  • William Calley passed away in Gainesville[4].
  • William Calley was born on +1943-06-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Calley died on +2024-04-28T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Calley held citizenship in United States[10].
  • William Calley worked as a military officer[6].
  • William Calley worked as a gemologist[7].
  • William Calley worked as a real-estate agent[8].
  • William Calley's education included a stint at Palm Beach State College[11].
  • William Calley was educated at Miami Edison High School[12].
  • William Calley's image is recorded as William Calley Jr.jpg[13].
  • William Calley is recorded as male[14].
  • William Calley's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • William Calley's ISNI is recorded as 0000000030896910[16].
  • William Calley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32527312[17].
  • William Calley's GND ID is recorded as 118666630[18].
  • William Calley's military branch is recorded as United States Army[19].
  • William Calley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50032187[20].
  • William Calley's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124220241[21].
  • William Calley's IdRef ID is recorded as 07730232X[22].
  • William Calley's Commons category is recorded as William L. Calley[23].
  • William Calley's military, police or special rank is recorded as sub-lieutenant[24].
  • William Calley's participated in conflict is recorded as Vietnam War[25].
  • William Calley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ks1b[26].
  • William Calley's family name is recorded as Calley[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Miami[2], William Calley… he was born on +1943-06-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Palm Beach State College[11], a public educational institution of the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1933[30] and Miami Edison High School[12], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1930[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military officer[6], gemologist[7], and real-estate agent[8].

Death and Burial

William Calley died on +2024-04-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Gainesville[4].

Why It Matters

William Calley ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,490 views/month, #5,195 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was William Calley born?

Born in Miami[2], William Calley…

Where did William Calley die?

William Calley passed away in Gainesville[4].

What did William Calley do for work?

William Calley worked as military officer[6], gemologist[7], and real-estate agent[8].

Where did William Calley go to school?

William Calley was educated at Palm Beach State College[11] and Miami Edison High School[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . punchng.com. Retrieved . punchng.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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