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Fritz Gehrels 1921 - 1975

Fritz Gehrels was born on May 6, 1921, and died at age 53 years old in January 1975. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Fritz Gehrels.
Fritz Gehrels
May 6, 1921
January 1975
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Fritz Gehrels' History: 1921 - 1975

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  • 05/6
    1921

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    May 6, 1921
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  • 01/dd
    1975

    Death

    January 1975
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    Fritz Gehrels lived 21 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 53.
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In 1921, in the year that Fritz Gehrels was born, hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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In 1938, at the age of 17 years old, Fritz was alive when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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