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Bessie Coleman 1898 - 1986

Bessie Coleman of Orlando, Orange County, Florida was born on December 19, 1898, and died at age 87 years old in September 1986.
Bessie Coleman
Orlando, Orange County, Florida 32803
December 19, 1898
September 1986
Female
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Bessie Coleman's History: 1898 - 1986

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  • 12/19
    1898

    Birthday

    December 19, 1898
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  • 09/dd
    1986

    Death

    September 1986
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    Bessie Coleman lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1898, in the year that Bessie Coleman was born, on March 24th, Robert Allison of Pennsylvania became the first person to buy an American-built car. He bought a Winton, which he had seen in an advertisement in Scientific American. The Winton, built in Ohio, was made by hand and came with a leather roof, padded seats, gas lamps, and tires made by B.F. Goodrich.
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In 1928, at the age of 30 years old, Bessie was alive when aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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Bessie Coleman's Family Tree & Friends

Bessie Coleman's Family Tree

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