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Bessie Smith 1902 - 2003

Bessie Smith of Baltimore, Baltimore City County, MD was born on August 7, 1902, and died at age 100 years old on May 23, 2003.
Bessie Smith
Baltimore, Baltimore City County, MD 21223
August 7, 1902
May 23, 2003
Female
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Bessie Smith's History: 1902 - 2003

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  • 08/7
    1902

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    August 7, 1902
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  • 05/23
    2003

    Death

    May 23, 2003
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    Bessie Smith lived 28 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 100.
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In 1902, in the year that Bessie Smith was born, the world famous Italian tenor, Enrico Caruso, made the first gramophone recording by a popular singer. Accompanied by only a piano, his voice recordings became a big seller and did much to popularize the new-fangled gramophone. He had to sing into a metal "horn" that relayed his voice to a metal disc. And the songs had to be under 4 and a half minutes!
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In 1959, she was 57 years old when on August 8th, Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States. The US flag was changed to show 50 stars.
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