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Bessie Smith 1907 - 2004

Bessie Smith of Memphis, Shelby County, TN was born on September 3, 1907, and died at age 96 years old on June 29, 2004.
Bessie Smith
Memphis, Shelby County, TN 38116
September 3, 1907
June 29, 2004
Female
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Bessie Smith's History: 1907 - 2004

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  • 09/3
    1907

    Birthday

    September 3, 1907
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  • 06/29
    2004

    Death

    June 29, 2004
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    Bessie Smith lived 24 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 96.
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In 1907, in the year that Bessie Smith was born, the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.
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In 1914, by the time she was merely 7 years old, in June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Yugoslavian national. Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to Serbia. Other major powers took sides - and World War I began: Austria declared war on Serbia; Germany on Russia and France; Britain on Germany . . . and on it went until most of the world was embroiled in the war.
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