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David James Steeples (1873 - 1953)
David James Steeples was born on January 27, 1873 in Chicago, Illinois. He was born to Mary Ann Morison Steeples and Francis Oliphant Steeples, with sibling Hellen. He died in April 1953 in Palco, Kansas at age 80.
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David James Steeples
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First nameDavid
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Middle name
James
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Nickname(s) or aliasesD.J.
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Gender
Male
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Birth
David Steeples was born on in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois United States
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Death
David Steeples died in in Palco, Rooks County, Kansas United States 67657
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Cause of death
He was driving his tractor (on his farm) when it rolled over on him and killed him instantly.
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Burial / Funeral
at Pleasant View Cemetery, in Palco, Kansas United States
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Average Age
David James Steeples lived
13 years longer than
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when he died at the age of 80.
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David James Steeples passed away in April 1953 in Palco, Kansas at age 80. He was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Palco, Kansas. David was born on January 27, 1873 in Chicago, Illinois. He was born to Mary Ann Morison Steeples and Francis Oliphant Steeples, with sibling Hellen.
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1873 - 1953 World Events
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In 1873, in the year that David James Steeples was born, on March 4th, Ulysses S. Grant was inaugurated for a second time as President of the United States. Grant ran against Horace Greeley - "go West, young man" - and won 55.6% of the popular vote versus Greeley's 43.8%.
In 1882, when he was just 9 years old, on January 5th, writer and lawyer Charles J. Guiteau was found guilty of the assassination of President Garfield. Guiteau was "offended" because his job applications had been rejected by Garfield's government. He was sentenced to death -although his lawyer plead insanity - and hanged five months later, on June 30th.
In 1895, at the age of 22 years old, David was alive when on September 3rd, in Latrobe, PA, the first professional football game was played. The game was between the Latrobe YMCA and the Jeannette Athletic Club. Latrobe won 12 - 0.
In 1948, by the time he was 75 years old, on May 14th, the State of Israel was proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion, who became Israel's first Premier, and the U.S. officially recognized Israel. That evening, Egypt launched an air assault on Israel.
In 1953, in the year of David James Steeples's passing, 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.
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