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George Henry Bretherton 1878 - 1956

George Henry Bretherton of Melbourne, VIC Australia was born on August 17, 1878 in Rochford, Macedon Ranges Shire County to Anne Agnes Robertson and Joseph Bretherton. He had siblings John Bretherton, Peter Bretherton, Elizabeth Ellen Bretherton, James Bretherton, and Joseph Bretherton. George Bretherton died at age 77 years old on January 30, 1956 in Melbourne.
George Henry Bretherton
Melbourne, VIC Australia
August 17, 1878
Rochford, Macedon Ranges Shire County, VIC, 3442, Australia
January 30, 1956
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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  • 08/17
    1878

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    August 17, 1878
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    Rochford, Macedon Ranges Shire County, VIC 3442, Australia
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  • 01/30
    1956

    Death

    January 30, 1956
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    Cause of death
    Melbourne, VIC Australia
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    George Henry Bretherton lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1878, in the year that George Henry Bretherton was born, on June 15th, photographer Eadweard Muybridge - at the request of Leland Stanford - produced the first sequence of stop-motion still photographs. Stanford contended that a galloping horse had all four feet off the ground. Only photos of a horse at a gallop would settle the question and, using 12 cameras and a series of photos, Muybridge settled the question: Stanford was right. Muybridge's use of several cameras and stills led to motion pictures.
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In 1885, he was merely 7 years old when on February 16th, the first Dow Jones Industrial Average was published by Charles Dow, who also founded the Wall Street Journal. The index was 62.76. It represented 12 stocks - American Cotton Oil, American Sugar, American Tobacco, Chicago Gas, Distilling & Cattle Feeding, General Electric, Laclede Gas, National Lead, North American, Tennessee Coal and Iron, U.S. Leather pfd. and U.S. Rubber.
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