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John Thorp 1907 - 1987

John Thorp of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on December 10, 1907 in Manhattan County, and died at age 80 years old on December 24, 1987.
John Thorp
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11229
December 10, 1907
Manhattan County, NY
December 24, 1987
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  • 12/10
    1907

    Birthday

    December 10, 1907
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    Manhattan County, NY
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  • 12/24
    1987

    Death

    December 24, 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    John Thorp lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1907, in the year that John Thorp was born, the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.
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In 1924, John was 17 years old when J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
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