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Bessie Knapp 1896 - 1981

Bessie Knapp of Kent, Portage County, Ohio was born on March 31, 1896, and died at age 85 years old in May 1981.
Bessie Knapp
Kent, Portage County, Ohio 44240
March 31, 1896
May 1981
Female
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    1896

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    March 31, 1896
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  • 05/dd
    1981

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    May 1981
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    Bessie Knapp lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1896, in the year that Bessie Knapp was born, on August 17th, the first pedestrian v car fatality occurred in Great Britain. Bridget Driscoll, age 44, was walking with her family on the grounds of The Crystal Palace in London when she was hit by a car driven by Arthur James Edsall. Edsall claimed to be going 4.5 mph and Driscoll's death was ruled an "accidental death" after an inquest.
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In 1902, when she was merely 6 years old, the first Rose Bowl game was played in Pasadena, California. Called the "Tournament East–West football game" at the time, the Michigan Wolverines (East) played the Stanford Indians (West) - the Wolverines won 49 - 0. (The Stanford captain requested an end to the game with 8 minutes remaining.) The Tournament of Roses Parade began in 1890 and the football game began as a way to boost tourism in the area.
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