Gojko Delic (1924 - 1974)

Gojko's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Delic family tree.

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Gojko's Family

Mićo Delic

Jelka Santrac Delic

Bosiljka Delic Milan Delic Milena Delic Stojsin Branko Delic Gojko Delic

Milka Delic Slobodan Delic Mirjana Delic Zorka Delic Zemla

Parents:

Mićo Delic

Dec 11, 1898 - Dec 30, 1978
Bri, Australia

Jelka Santrac Delic

1900 - 1985
Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosna i Hercegovina

Siblings:

Milka Delic

Bosiljka Delic

Slobodan Delic

Milan Delic

Mirjana Delic

Milena Delic Stojsin

Zorka Delic Zemla

Branko Delic

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In 1924, in the year that Gojko Delic was born, on January 21st, Vladimir Lenin, a leader of the Russian Revolution and the first leader of the Soviet Union died. He had survived two assassination attempts but had subsequent physical problems, suffering 3 strokes. He was in such great pain, it is said that he asked Stalin to poison him. The circumstances of his death are still disputed. He did oppose Stalin as the next leader - nonetheless, Stalin won a power struggle and ruled as a Soviet dictator until his death in 1953.

In 1938, at the age of merely 14 years old, Gojko was alive when on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.

In 1941, by the time this person was 17 years old, on December 7th, the Japanese attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise aerial attack damaged 8 U.S. battleships (6 later returned to service), including the USS Arizona, and destroyed 188 aircraft. 2,402 American citizens died and 1,178 wounded were wounded. On December 8th, the U.S. declared war on Japan and on December 11th, Germany and Italy (allies of Japan) declared war on the United States. World War II was in full swing.

In 1960, at the age of 36 years old, Gojko was alive when on May 1st, an American CIA U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over the Soviet Union. Powers ejected and survived but was captured. The U.S. claimed that the U-2 was a "weather plane" but Powers was convicted in the Soviet Union of espionage. He was released in 1962 after 1 year, 9 months and 10 days in prison.

In 1974, in the year of Gojko Delic's passing, on February 5th, Patty Hearst, age 19 - granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst and daughter of publisher of the San Francisco Examiner Randolph Hearst - was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, a left wing terrorist group. She was found, alive, 19 months later.