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Eleanor L Degroote (1911 - 1997)
Eleanor L Degroote was born on July 14, 1911. She died on February 25, 1997 at 85 years of age. We know that Eleanor L Degroote had been residing in Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana.
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Eleanor L Degroote died on February 25, 1997 at age 85. She was born on July 14, 1911. There is no information about Eleanor's surviving family. We know that Eleanor L Degroote had been residing in Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana.
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1911 - 1997 World Events
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In 1911, in the year that Eleanor L Degroote was born, British physicist Ernest Rutherford (born in New Zealand), along with German physicist Hans Geiger, discovered the structure of an atom. He found that atoms had nuclei (a nucleus) and were circled by electrons, much as planets orbit the sun.
In 1949, Eleanor was 38 years old when on January 25th, the first Emmy Awards (for television) were handed out in Los Angeles. Shirley Dinsdale won for the Most Outstanding Television Personality and Pantomime Quiz Time earned an Emmy for the Most Popular Television Program.
In 1966, Eleanor was 55 years old when on July 1st, Medicare became available after President Johnson signed into law the Medicare Act in 1965. President Truman had received the first Medicare card since he had been the first to propose national healthcare law. insurance.
In 1982, she was 71 years old when on September 14th, Princess Grace of Monaco (American actress Grace Kelly), 52, died of injuries when her car plunged off a mountain road. Her 17 year old daughter, Stephanie, was also in the car and suffered serious injuries but recovered. It's believed that the accident was caused when Princess Grace, who was driving, had a mild stroke.
In 1997, in the year of Eleanor L Degroote's passing, on July 1st, Hong Kong was returned to China. In 1898, Great Britain was awarded Hong Kong for 99 years. In a subsequent agreement, China agreed to allow Hong Kong to remain capitalist. So the handing over of the area ended British rule but did not change the economic system of Hong Kong.
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