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Dera Bridges 1924 - 1985

Dera Bridges was born on February 21, 1924, and died at age 61 years old in October 1985. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dera Bridges.
Dera Bridges
February 21, 1924
October 1985
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Dera Bridges' History: 1924 - 1985

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  • 02/21
    1924

    Birthday

    February 21, 1924
    Birthdate
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  • 10/dd
    1985

    Death

    October 1985
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Dera Bridges lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 61.
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In 1924, in the year that Dera Bridges was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1948, Dera was 24 years old when on January 30th, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi by a member of a Hindu nationalist party who thought that Gandhi was too accommodating to Muslims. The man, Nathuram Godse, shot Gandhi 3 times. He died immediately. The shooter was tried, convicted, and hung in November 1949.
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