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Gosta Skoog 1896 - 1987

Gosta Skoog (1896 - 1987)
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Gosta Skoog
Last Known Residence
Vinalhaven, Knox County, Maine 04863
Born
March 29, 1896
Death
November 1987
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Gosta Skoog of Vinalhaven, Knox County, Maine was born on March 29, 1896, and died at age 91 years old in November 1987.

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Gosta Skoog passed away at age 91 years old in November 1987. Gosta Skoog of Vinalhaven, Knox County, Maine was born on March 29, 1896.

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Gosta Skoog lived 15 years longer than the average Skoog family member when they died at the age of 91.
The average age of a Skoog family member is 76.
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1896 - 1987 World Events

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In 1896, in the year that Gosta Skoog was born, on January 4th, Utah became the 45th state in the United States. After the LDS Church banned polygamy in 1890, Utah's application for statehood became acceptable to Congress and the Utah Territory became Utah..

In 1908, when this person was merely 12 years old, Henry Ford developed the first Model T automobile, often called the Tin Lizzy or flivver. Produced from 1908 through 1927, it first sold for $850 - which made it affordable for every middle class family. Previously, cars were the province of the upper class and the introduction of the Model T and its availability changed U.S. culture. Within days of its release, over 15,000 cars had been ordered.

In 1914, when this person was 18 years old, in June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Yugoslavian national. Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to Serbia. Other major powers took sides - and World War I began: Austria declared war on Serbia; Germany on Russia and France; Britain on Germany . . . and on it went until most of the world was embroiled in the war.

In 1977, when this person was 81 years old, on May 25th, Star Wars premiered in theaters. Eventually, it became the highest-grossing film of all time - until E.T. surpassed it a few years later. It was an immediate hit with theatergoers.

In 1987, in the year of Gosta Skoog's passing, was the first time that a criminal in the United States - a serial rapist - was convicted through the use of DNA evidence.

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