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Austin W Champion 1904 - 1994

Austin W Champion of Chase City, Mecklenburg County, VA was born on December 15, 1904, and died at age 89 years old on June 11, 1994.
Austin W Champion
Chase City, Mecklenburg County, VA 23924
December 15, 1904
June 11, 1994
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Austin W Champion's History: 1904 - 1994

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  • 12/15
    1904

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    December 15, 1904
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  • 06/11
    1994

    Death

    June 11, 1994
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    Austin W Champion lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1904, in the year that Austin W Champion was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1945, he was 41 years old when on March 12th, a riot erupted at a Japanese internment camp in Santa Fe New Mexico. Two days earlier, white shirts with the Rising Sun on the back had been confiscated and the prisoners objected. Three leaders of the protest were removed and sent to another camp. Guards at the Santa Fe camp were armed with submachine guns, shotguns, and gun masks. On the morning of the 12th, prisoners began throwing rocks at the guards. When the "rioters" wouldn't disperse, the guards were ordered to use tear gas and batons. Four men were badly injured as a result.
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