Dale Vance Holliday (1940-2010) was a prominent American physicist and acoustician known for his innovative work in underwater acoustics and acoustical oceanography. He co-developed the Tracor Acoustical Profiling System, significantly advancing marine research. Holliday published extensive research, receiving notable awards including the Acoustical Society of America Silver Medal. His academic contributions, particularly in transient flow in gas pipelines, led to a widely used textbook. He served as a director at Tracor and had a lasting impact on marine science with a research vessel named in his honor, the R/V Dale Van Holliday.
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May 29, 1940 Facts
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D. Van Holliday belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Ennis, Texas
Place of Death: San Diego
Cause of Death: complications of heart surgery
Educated At: University of California, San Diego | University of Texas at Austin
Occupation: physicist
Employers: Tracor | University of California, San Diego
Awards Received: ASA Silver Medal | Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 29, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 29, 2026 |
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| Sun | 8 Gemini 8 | 8 Gemini 20 | 0 Virgo 23 |
| Moon | 15 Pisces 33 | 20 Scorpio 3 | 3 Taurus 14 |
| Mercury | 17 Gemini 37 | 25 Gemini 6 | 18 Leo 45 |
| Venus | 12 Cancer 27 | 12 Cancer 41 | 15 Cancer 13 |
| Mars | 7 Cancer 48 | 8 Taurus 3 | 2 Virgo 34 |
| Jupiter | 2 Taurus 56 | 23 Cancer 39 | 15 Taurus 21 |
| Saturn | 8 Taurus 52 | 11 Aries 56 | 14 Taurus 57 |
| Uranus | 22 Taurus 59 | 1 Gemini 57 | 26 Taurus 8 |
| Neptune | 22 Virgo 44 | 4 Aries 0 | 24 Virgo 20 |
| Pluto | 1 Leo 4 | 5 Aquarius 23 | 3 Leo 17 |
| Rahu | 17 Libra 37 | 4 Pisces 17 | 13 Libra 4 |
| Ketu | 17 Aries 37 | 4 Virgo 17 | 13 Aries 4 |
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