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Myrtle Klipsch 1889 - 1972

Myrtle Klipsch (1889 - 1972)
Full legal name
Myrtle Klipsch
Last Known Residence
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 46219
Born
August 2, 1889
Death
June 1972
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Myrtle Klipsch of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana was born on August 2, 1889, and died at age 82 years old in June 1972.

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Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 46219
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Myrtle Klipsch passed away at age 82 years old in June 1972. Myrtle Klipsch of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana was born on August 2, 1889.

Average Age & Life Expectancy

Myrtle Klipsch lived 6 years longer than the average Klipsch family member when she died at the age of 82.
The average age of a Klipsch family member is 76.
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1889 - 1972 World Events

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In 1889, in the year that Myrtle Klipsch was born, on March 31st, the Eiffel Tower was inaugurated. Because the elevators were not yet in operation, officials had to climb to the top of the tower - it took an hour. On May 15th, the Tower opened to the public - still without working elevators - but around 30,000 visitors still made the climb. The elevators went into operation on the 26th. The Tower wasn't considered aesthetically pleasing at the time but is now one of the most iconic structures in the world.

In 1905, by the time she was 16 years old, the Industrial Workers of the World was founded. An international labor union founded in Chicago, it was most often referred to as the "Wobblies" and had ties to the socialist movement and the anarchist movement. At its peak, it had 150,000 members.

In 1927, at the age of 38 years old, Myrtle was alive when in September, the Columbia Broadcasting System (later called CBS) became the second national radio network in the U.S. The first broadcast was a presentation by the Howard Barlow Orchestra from radio station WOR in Newark, New Jersey.

In 1953, Myrtle was 64 years old when on January 20th, Dwight D. Eisenhower became the 34th President of the United States. Formerly the 1st Supreme Allied Commander Europe in World War II, Eisenhower had never previously held a political office.

In 1972, in the year of Myrtle Klipsch's passing, on June 17th, 5 men were arrested by police in an attempt to bug the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington D.C.’s Watergate hotel. The burglars were found to be paid by cash from a slush fund used by the Committee for the Re-Election of the President - the official organization of President Nixon's campaign.

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