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Candida Velazquez Gonzalez (1949 - 1992)
Candida Velazquez Gonzalez, mother to 2 children, was born on October 6, 1949 in Cidra, Cidra Puerto Rico. She was born to Nicolasa Gonzalez and Felíx Velazquez Colón, with sibling Jose. She married Juan Colón, and they gave birth to Cindy Colón and Johnnie Colón. Candida died on May 26, 1992 in Hartford, Connecticut at 42 years old.
Candida Velazquez Gonzalez Biography
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Candida Velazquez Gonzalez
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Birth
Candida Velazquez Gonzalez was born on in Cidra, Cidra Puerto Rico 00739
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Death
Candida Velazquez Gonzalez died on in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut United States
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Cidra, Cidra Puerto Rico 00739
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Catholic
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Candida Velazquez Gonzalez lived
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when she died at the age of 42.
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Candida Velazquez Gonzalez, mother to 2 children, passed away on May 26, 1992 in Hartford, Connecticut at 42 years of age. She was buried in Cidra, Cidra Puerto Rico. She was born on October 6, 1949 in Cidra, Cidra Puerto Rico. She was born to Nicolasa Gonzalez and Felíx Velazquez Colón, with sibling Jose. Candida married Juan Colón, and they gave birth to Cindy Colón and Johnnie Colón.
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1949 - 1992 World Events
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In 1949, in the year that Candida Velazquez Gonzalez was born, comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."
In 1953, at the age of merely 4 years old, Candida was alive when actress and comedian Lucille Ball gave birth to Desi Arnaz, Jr on January 19th. On the same day on "I Love Lucy", the fictional Little Ricky was born as well. Baby Desi graced the cover of the first TV Guide magazine with a headline that read ""Lucy's $50,000,000 baby" - because the commercial revenue from his birth was expected to be that amount.
In 1968, Candida was 19 years old when on April 4th, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights leader, was shot and killed by an assassin in Memphis. James Earl Ray was apprehended and plead guilty to shooting Dr. King. Ray died in jail in 1998.
In 1970, she was 21 years old when on May 1st, US troops invaded Cambodia, expanding the Vietnam War. The invasion of Cambodia was a Nixon policy, although it was argued against by both his Secretary of State and his Secretary of Defense.
In 1992, in the year of Candida Velazquez Gonzalez's passing, on April 29th, riots began in Los Angeles after the "Rodney King" verdict was issued. Four LAPD officers had been accused of using excessive force (assault) on African-American Rodney King, who had been stopped for drunk driving. The beating had been videotaped. Their acquittal sparked a 6 day riot in Los Angeles.
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