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Alfonso Valentin-Tor (1914 - 1996)
Alfonso Valentin-Tor was born on November 18, 1914. He died on April 11, 1996 at age 81. We know that Alfonso Valentin-Tor had been residing in Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo County, PR 00623.
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Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo County, PR 00623
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Alfonso Valentin-Tor passed away on April 11, 1996 at 81 years old. He was born on November 18, 1914. There is no information about Alfonso's family or relationships. We know that Alfonso Valentin-Tor had been residing in Cabo Rojo, Cabo Rojo County, PR 00623.
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1914 - 1996 World Events
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In 1914, in the year that Alfonso Valentin-Tor was born, in August, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. Begun by the French in the 1880's and abandoned, the United States undertook further construction in 1904. After 10 years, and the elimination of malaria carrying mosquitoes (which caused immense delays for the French and the Americans), the 48 mile long artificial waterway - a series of locks - created a shortcut for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
In 1937, Alfonso was 23 years old when on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
In 1955, Alfonso was 41 years old when on September 30th, movie star James Dean, 24, died in a car accident. He was headed in his new Porsche 550 to a race in Salinas California when, traveling at 85 mph, he collided with a 1950 Ford Tudor, also speeding, driven by a 23 year old college student. Dean died, his passenger and the other driver survived.
In 1979, when he was 65 years old, on March 28th, a partial nuclear meltdown occurred at the power plant at Three Mile Island Pennsylvania. Radiation leaked into the environment, resulting in a rating of 5 on a scale of 7 ("Accident With Wider Consequences") . It ended up costing $1 billion to clean up the site.
In 1996, in the year of Alfonso Valentin-Tor's passing, on July 5th, the first cloned mammal - "Dolly the Sheep" - was born in Scotland. She had three mothers. Dolly lived to be 6 years old and produced 6 lambs. Since, other sheep have been cloned as well as horses, pigs, deer, and bulls.
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