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Gertrude Rafert 1897 - 1975

Gertrude Rafert of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana was born on September 10, 1897, and died at age 78 years old in October 1975.
Gertrude Rafert
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 46220
September 10, 1897
October 1975
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Gertrude Rafert's History: 1897 - 1975

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  • 09/10
    1897

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    September 10, 1897
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  • 10/dd
    1975

    Death

    October 1975
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    Gertrude Rafert lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1897, in the year that Gertrude Rafert was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1902, Gertrude was merely 5 years old when the first Rose Bowl game was played in Pasadena, California. Called the "Tournament East–West football game" at the time, the Michigan Wolverines (East) played the Stanford Indians (West) - the Wolverines won 49 - 0. (The Stanford captain requested an end to the game with 8 minutes remaining.) The Tournament of Roses Parade began in 1890 and the football game began as a way to boost tourism in the area.
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