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Jekabs Grikis 1900 - 1972

Jekabs Grikis of Morton Grove, Cook County, Illinois was born on March 31, 1900, and died at age 72 years old in October 1972.
Jekabs Grikis
Morton Grove, Cook County, Illinois 60053
March 31, 1900
October 1972
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    1900

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    March 31, 1900
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  • 10/dd
    1972

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    October 1972
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    Jekabs Grikis lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1900, in the year that Jekabs Grikis was born, when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.
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In 1926, Jekabs was 26 years old when on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.
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