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Melvin Chavis 1904 - 1982

Melvin Chavis of Laredo, Webb County, Texas was born on March 23, 1904, and died at age 78 years old in March 1982.
Melvin Chavis
Laredo, Webb County, Texas 78040
March 23, 1904
March 1982
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Melvin Chavis' History: 1904 - 1982

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  • 03/23
    1904

    Birthday

    March 23, 1904
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  • 03/dd
    1982

    Death

    March 1982
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    Melvin Chavis lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1904, in the year that Melvin Chavis was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1919, Melvin was merely 15 years old when Indian lawyer Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Satyagraha campaigns, beginning the nonviolent resistance movement against British rule of India. Satyagraha means "holding onto truth" and the campaign for India independence, which was eventually obtained, called for "self-suffering" rather than inflicting suffering (i.e., violence) on others.
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