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Josef Zekoll 1881 - 1968

Josef Zekoll of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on February 8, 1881, and died at age 87 years old in October 1968.
Josef Zekoll
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11221
February 8, 1881
October 1968
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    1881

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    February 8, 1881
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  • 10/dd
    1968

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    October 1968
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    Josef Zekoll lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1881, in the year that Josef Zekoll was born, on November 19th, a meteorite landed a few miles southwest of Odessa, Ukraine. According to one report: "About 7 o'clock one morning a bright and serpentine tail of fire was seen passing over the town by the inhabitants of Odessa, and M. Prendel, editor of one of the Odessa papers, surmising that the phenomenon betokened a fall of meteorites, offered a reward to any person who would bring him one. Three days afterward a gentleman of Grossliebental brought him one which had been found by a peasant who was nearly frightened out of his senses at its fall. It fell beside him while at work in his field and buried itself .55 meters (almost 2 ft) into the ground." The recovered piece was about 17.5 lbs.
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In 1901, Josef was 20 years old when John Pierpont "J. P." Morgan created U.S. Steel. J.P. Morgan was an American banker and financier who dominated U.S. business at this time. He had previously overseen the creation of General Electric, as well as International Harvester and AT&T. He has been referred to as America's greatest banker. U.S. Steel was the first billion dollar company in the world, worth $1.4 billion in 1901.
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