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Charles Townes 1889 - 1973

Charles Townes of Waverly, Sussex County, Virginia was born on May 6, 1889, and died at age 84 years old in October 1973.

Charles Townes
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Waverly, Sussex County, Virginia 23890
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In 1889, in the year that Charles Townes was born, on March 31st, the Eiffel Tower was inaugurated. Because the elevators were not yet in operation, officials had to climb to the top of the tower - it took an hour. On May 15th, the Tower opened to the public - still without working elevators - but around 30,000 visitors still made the climb. The elevators went into operation on the 26th. The Tower wasn't considered aesthetically pleasing at the time but is now one of the most iconic structures in the world.
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In 1908, he was 19 years old when a 7.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed 70,000 to 100,000 people in southern Italy and Sicily. The earthquake, lasting 30 to 40 seconds, occurred in the Strait of Messina which was between the region of Calabria (at the "toe" of Italy) and the island of Sicily and destruction from it occurred in a 186 mile radius. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit Europe.
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Townes, Nora (Dec 31, 1900 - Sep 30, 1989) Townes, Maurice (Mar 18, 1900 - Oct 1978) Townes, Charles (Apr 30, 1890 - Feb 1966) Townes, Leslie (Sep 23, 1924 - Mar 4, 2001) Townes, Julia (Oct 17, 1899 - May 26, 1989) Townes, Alfred (Sep 22, 1896 - Nov 1979) Townes, Helen (Feb 9, 1915 - Nov 1979) Townes, Nellie (Mar 30, 1896 - Feb 1980) Townes, Alice (Aug 26, 1910 - Sep 26, 1996) Townes, Donald (Apr 10, 1953 - May 8, 1975)
Townes, Merle (Oct 1, 1890 - Mar 1979) Townes, Eugene (Jun 2, 1911 - Sep 1986) Townes, Carl (Jun 30, 1917 - Sep 22, 2006) Townes, Fred (May 27, 1880 - Apr 1967) Townes, Harold (Jun 12, 1909 - Dec 24, 2003) Townes, Paul (Dec 24, 1912 - Oct 24, 1988) Townes, Hilma (Jul 25, 1916 - Jan 26, 1998) Townes, Eva (Oct 30, 1894 - Dec 1980) Townes, Phyllis (Sep 27, 1918 - Jul 21, 2001) Townes, Martha (Dec 29, 1921 - Sep 11, 1988)
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