Gotho Blackney (1900 - 1987)

Gotho Blackney’s biography is built and maintained by people like you. Create an online profile of Gotho so that their life is remembered forever. If any factual information is incorrect, please edit Gotho’s biography.

Pictures really do say a thousand words. Add photos of Gotho during various points of their life.

1900 - In the year that Gotho Blackney was born, the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud published his book (written in 1899) "The Interpretation of Dreams". Sigmund Freud, born Sigismund Schlomo Freud in May of 1856, is the "father of psychoanalysis". Although he was a medical doctor, he was fascinated with the psyche and hypothesized the existence of the id, the ego, the superego, the libido, the unconscious, the Oedipus complex, and more. These are concepts that are still used by modern psychology.

1908 - When this person was only 8 years old, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was established as the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States; it simultaneously served as the nation's prime federal law enforcement agency. Stanley Finch was the first Chief (now called Director).

1911 - Gotho was only 11 years old when 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.

1943 - By the time this person was 43 years old, on March 31st, the Broadway musical Oklahoma! opened. Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (the first of their string of successful collaborations), audiences loved it. The musical ran for 2,212 performances originally and was made into a movie in 1954.

1987 - In the year of Gotho Blackney's passing, on October 19th, stock exchanges around the world crashed. Beginning in Hong Kong then spreading to Europe, the crash then hit the United States. It was called Black Monday. The Dow Jones fell 508 points to 1,738.74 (22.61%).

Who was Gotho’s parents? Did they get married and did they have children? Share Gotho’s family tree to share their legacy and genealogy pedigree.

What do you remember about Gotho Blackney? Share your memories of special moments and stories you have heard about them. Or just leave a comment to show the world that Gotho is remembered.