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John Pryga (1909 - 1969)

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John Pryga
1909 - 1969
Born
October 28, 1909
Death
February 1969
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John Pryga was born on October 28, 1909, and died at age 59 years old in February 1969. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Pryga.
Updated: November 4, 2011
Biography ID: 56111654

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John Pryga passed away at age 59 years old in February 1969. John Pryga was born on October 28, 1909. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Pryga.

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John Pryga lived 16 years shorter than the average Pryga family member when he died at the age of 59.
The average age of a Pryga family member is 75.
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1909 - 1969 World Events

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In 1909, in the year that John Pryga was born, Polish physician and medical researcher Paul Ehrlich found a cure for syphilis, which was a prevalent (but undiscussed) disease. He found that an arsenic compound completely cured syphilis within 3 weeks.

In 1929, he was 20 years old when on October 29th (Black Tuesday), the stock market crashed in the United States. Billions of dollars were lost and some investors committed suicide as a result, having lost their fortunes. This ushered in the 12 year, worldwide Great Depression.

In 1939, when he was 30 years old, on the 1st of September, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On September 17th, the Soviet Union invaded Poland as well. Poland expected help from France and the United Kingdom, since they had a pact with both. But no help came. By October 6th, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany held full control of the previously Polish lands. Eventually, the invasion of Poland lead to World War II.

In 1949, by the time he was 40 years old, comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."

In 1969, in the year of John Pryga's passing, one hundred countries, along with the United States and the Soviet Union signed the nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT). It called for stopping the spread of nuclear weapons, the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and the goal of nuclear disarmament.

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