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John Beckes 1911 - 1948

John Beckes was born on August 19, 1911, and died at age 36 years old in July 1948. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Beckes.
John Beckes
August 19, 1911
July 1948
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John Beckes' History: 1911 - 1948

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  • 08/19
    1911

    Birthday

    August 19, 1911
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  • 07/dd
    1948

    Death

    July 1948
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    John Beckes lived 38 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 36.
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In 1911, in the year that John Beckes was born, the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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In 1922, when he was only 11 years old, on James Joyce's 40th birthday, his book Ulysses was published in France. The book covers the experiences of an Irishman in Dublin on an ordinary day, 16 June 1904. Now considered a classic, it was controversial at the time. Due to some sexual content, the book was banned in the U.S. during the 1920's and the U.S. Post Office destroyed 500 copies of the novel.
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