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Bessie M Smith 1925 - 1988

Bessie M Smith of Wallace, Duplin County, NC was born on December 28, 1925, and died at age 62 years old on November 14, 1988.
Bessie M Smith
Wallace, Duplin County, NC 28466
December 28, 1925
November 14, 1988
Female
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Bessie M Smith's History: 1925 - 1988

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  • 12/28
    1925

    Birthday

    December 28, 1925
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  • 11/14
    1988

    Death

    November 14, 1988
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    Cause of death
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    Bessie M Smith lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1925, in the year that Bessie M Smith was born, 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".
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In 1948, by the time she was 23 years old, on January 30th, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi by a member of a Hindu nationalist party who thought that Gandhi was too accommodating to Muslims. The man, Nathuram Godse, shot Gandhi 3 times. He died immediately. The shooter was tried, convicted, and hung in November 1949.
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