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Alvin Mathis
(1893 - 1973)
updated February 06, 2019
Alvin Mathis was born on January 18, 1893. He died in September 1973 at 80 years old. We know that Alvin Mathis had been residing in Zion, Lake County, Illinois 60099.
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Alvin Mathis passed away in September 1973 at 80 years old. He was born on January 18, 1893. We are unaware of information about Alvin's family or relationships. We know that Alvin Mathis had been residing in Zion, Lake County, Illinois 60099.
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1893 - 1973 World Events
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In 1893, in the year that Alvin Mathis was born, on May 5th, a crash on the New York Stock Exchange started a depression that lasted 4 years. It was the beginning of the Panic of 1893.
In 1918, when he was 25 years old, following European countries, Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States in March. It was an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. This was a war effort and proved unpopular so in most areas of the United States, Daylight Saving Time ended after World War I. It returned during World War II.
In 1925, when he was 32 years old, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
In 1930, at the age of 37 years old, Alvin was alive when on August 6th, N.Y. Supreme Court Judge Joseph Crater went through papers in his office, destroyed some of them, withdrew all his money from the bank - $5,150, sold his stock, met friends at a restaurant for dinner and disappeared after getting into a taxi (or walking down the street - his friends' testimony later changed). His disappearance was reported to the police on September 3rd - almost a month later. His wife didn't know what happened, his fellow Justices had no idea, and his mistresses (he had several) said that they didn't know. While his disappearance was front page news, his fate was never discovered and after 40 years the case was closed, still without knowing if Crater was dead or alive.
In 1973, in the year of Alvin Mathis's passing, on January 28th, the Paris Peace Accord was signed - supposedly ending the Vietnam War. Hostilities continued between North and South Vietnam and the U.S. continued to bomb. But by August 15, 1973, 95% of American troops had left Vietnam. The war ended in 1975 with the fall of Saigon.
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Other Mathises
Jan 13, 1898 - August 1979
Dec 24, 1907 - July 1987
Nov 9, 1916 - January 1980
Sep 5, 1915 - Jan 30, 1996
Feb 29, 1888 - June 1979
Apr 5, 1911 - Nov 9, 1994
Mar 22, 1902 - Dec 10, 1993
Aug 30, 1891 - April 1977
Sep 24, 1915 - Sep 7, 1994
Nov 18, 1891 - Mar 26, 1981
Sep 4, 1877 - August 1964
Apr 17, 1888 - July 1966
Sep 5, 1903 - December 1980
Apr 22, 1908 - January 1986
Jun 21, 1911 - April 1973
Oct 13, 1892 - December 1978
Mar 18, 1891 - March 1968
Dec 4, 1903 - February 1973
Feb 21, 1892 - January 1990
Sep 19, 1915 - Jul 15, 1973
Other Bios
Oct 26, 1919 - October 1980
Feb 11, 1881 - September 1963
Aug 23, 1899 - Oct 30, 1982
Feb 20, 1912 - July 1987
Oct 8, 1910 - Jul 29, 2002
Sep 29, 1917 - Mar 5, 2011
Mar 14, 1888 - February 1963
Oct 10, 1913 - May 1983
May 15, 1890 - November 1971
May 5, 1898 - October 1983
Aug 25, 1904 - May 1982
Mar 16, 1913 - Jul 18, 1997
Nov 1, 1911 - Jul 12, 2002
Aug 28, 1908 - April 1983
Jul 20, 1884 - August 1967
Nov 28, 1917 - October 1971
Feb 7, 1918 - June 1976
Apr 24, 1893 - September 1970
Jan 15, 1889 - July 1972
Nov 13, 1903 - Sep 10, 1995
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