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Debra J Whitney (1958 - 2010)

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Debra J Whitney
1958 - 2010
Born
February 19, 1958
Death
March 15, 2010
Last Known Residence
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts 01756
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Debra J Whitney of Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts was born on February 19, 1958, and died at age 52 years old on March 15, 2010.
Updated: October 3, 2011
Biography ID: 6261985

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Debra Whitney passed away at age 52 years old on March 15, 2010. Debra J Whitney of Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts was born on February 19, 1958.

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Debra J Whitney lived 21 years shorter than the average Whitney family member when she died at the age of 52.
The average age of a Whitney family member is 73.
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In 1958, in the year that Debra J Whitney was born, on January 31st, Explorer I, the United States' answer to Sputnik I (and 2,) was launched. America had entered the Space Race. The first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen radiation belt, it remained in orbit until 1970.

In 1963, when she was merely 5 years old, the British Secretary of War, 46 year old John Profumo ,was forced to resign when he lied about an affair with 19 year old Christine Keeler. Keeler was also involved with the Soviet naval attaché and charges of espionage were feared. No proof of spying was ever found.

In 1970, she was merely 12 years old when on May 4th, four students at Kent State University in Ohio were shot and killed by National Guardsmen. The students were at a peaceful demonstration protesting the invasion of Cambodia by US forces. There had been precedent for the killing of American college students. The previous year, on May 15th, Alameda County Sheriffs used shotguns against U.C. Berkeley students at a protest for People's Park. One student died, one was blinded, 128 were injured.

In 1985, at the age of 27 years old, Debra was alive when on March 7th, the song "We Are the World" was released as a charity effort to alleviate the African famine. The song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and produced by Quincy Jones. They were joined by 37 other famous singers in the recording studio and a phenomena had begun

In 1996, she was 38 years old when on July 5th, the first cloned mammal - "Dolly the Sheep" - was born in Scotland. She had three mothers. Dolly lived to be 6 years old and produced 6 lambs. Since, other sheep have been cloned as well as horses, pigs, deer, and bulls.

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