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John Meister 1905 - 1987

John Meister of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on August 10, 1905, and died at age 82 years old in September 1987.
John Meister
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19103
August 10, 1905
September 1987
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John Meister's History: 1905 - 1987

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    1905

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    August 10, 1905
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  • 09/dd
    1987

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    September 1987
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    John Meister lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1905, in the year that John Meister was born, the first movie theater opened in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first theater to show nothing but movies - silent films. Two men, John P. Harris and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, opened the Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street - charging 5 cents for admission. The first day, 450 people watched movies at the new theater - on the second day, more than 1500 people stood in line to get in.
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In 1934, at the age of 29 years old, John was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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