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Gerold W King (1911 - 1996)

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Gerold W King
1911 - 1996
Born
November 10, 1911
Death
June 18, 1996
Last Known Residence
Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington 98264
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Gerold W King of Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington was born on November 10, 1911, and died at age 84 years old on June 18, 1996.
Updated: June 20, 2016
Biography ID: 482697

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Gerold King passed away at age 84 years old on June 18, 1996. Gerold W King of Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington was born on November 10, 1911.

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Gerold W King lived 13 years longer than the average King family member when they died at the age of 84.
The average age of a King family member is 71.
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Ralph, Gerold & Barton King
Ralph, Gerold & Barton King, sons of Wilbur & Eva (Swafford) King
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Darling picture where were they born and who was Wilbur Kings parents?
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1911 - 1996 World Events

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In 1911, in the year that Gerold W King was born, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole, along with four fellow Norwegian explorers. After hearing that Peary had beaten him to the North Pole, Amundsen decided to tackle the South Pole. On December 14th, he succeeded.

In 1944, this person was 33 years old when on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.

In 1965, this person was 54 years old when from August 11 to 16, riots broke out in Watts, a Black section of Los Angeles. An allegedly drunk African-American driver was stopped by LA police and, after a fight, police brutality was alleged - and the riots began. 34 people died in the rioting and over $40 million in property damage occurred. The National Guard was called in to help the LA police quell rioting.

In 1971, this person was 60 years old when on May 3rd, 10,000 federal troops, 5,100 officers of the D.C. Metropolitan Police, 2,000 members of the D.C. National Guard, and federal agents assembled in Washington DC to prevent an estimated 10,000 Vietnam War protesters from marching. President Nixon (who was in California) refused to give federal employees the day off and they had to navigate the police and protesters, adding to the confusion. By the end of a few days of protest, 12,614 people had been arrested - making it the largest mass arrest in US history.

In 1996, in the year of Gerold W King's passing, on July 5th, the first cloned mammal - "Dolly the Sheep" - was born in Scotland. She had three mothers. Dolly lived to be 6 years old and produced 6 lambs. Since, other sheep have been cloned as well as horses, pigs, deer, and bulls.

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