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Dewitt Carthan 1914 - 1977

Dewitt Carthan of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on October 27, 1914, and died at age 62 years old in June 1977.
Dewitt Carthan
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60644
October 27, 1914
June 1977
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Dewitt Carthan's History: 1914 - 1977

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    1914

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    October 27, 1914
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  • 06/dd
    1977

    Death

    June 1977
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    Dewitt Carthan lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1914, in the year that Dewitt Carthan was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1926, at the age of just 12 years old, Dewitt was alive when on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.
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