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Francis O Wyly (1909 - 1999)

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Francis O Wyly
1909 - 1999
Born
November 19, 1909
Death
November 13, 1999
Last Known Residence
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina 29615
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Francis O Wyly of Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina was born on November 19, 1909, and died at age 89 years old on November 13, 1999.
Updated: October 7, 2011
Biography ID: 32915585

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Francis Wyly passed away at age 89 years old on November 13, 1999. Francis O Wyly of Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina was born on November 19, 1909.

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Francis O Wyly lived 14 years longer than the average Wyly family member when he died at the age of 89.
The average age of a Wyly family member is 75.
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In 1909, in the year that Francis O Wyly was born, William Howard Taft became the 27th President of the United States on March 4th. Previously Secretary of War, Judge on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Solicitor General of the U.S., and Governor of both the Philippines and Cuba, Taft was the only President who went on to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

In 1917, he was just 8 years old when Russian government offices were seized and the Romanov's Winter Palace was stormed in the Russian February and October Revolutions. The February revolution resulted in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas and a coalition of the Parliament and workers parties taking control of the government. The October revolution resulted in Lenin and the Bolsheviks taking complete control.

In 1927, when he was 18 years old, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".

In 1972, when he was 63 years old, on November 7th, Richard Nixon won re-election, amidst the dawning knowledge of the Watergate scandal, by 60.7% to anti-war candidate George McGovern's 37.5%.

In 1990, when he was 81 years old, on April 24th, the Hubble telescope was launched into space after long delays due to the Challenger explosion. An optical flaw was found within weeks of launch but was fixed within three years. The discoveries made possible by the Hubble have contributed to scientists' understanding of the universe.

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