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Orville Nelson 1902 - 1978

Orville Nelson of Saint Helens, Columbia County, Oregon was born on June 16, 1902, and died at age 76 years old in September 1978.
Orville Nelson
Saint Helens, Columbia County, Oregon 97051
June 16, 1902
September 1978
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Orville Nelson's History: 1902 - 1978

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  • 06/16
    1902

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    June 16, 1902
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  • 09/dd
    1978

    Death

    September 1978
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    Orville Nelson lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 76.
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In 1902, in the year that Orville Nelson was born, the first Rose Bowl game was played in Pasadena, California. Called the "Tournament East–West football game" at the time, the Michigan Wolverines (East) played the Stanford Indians (West) - the Wolverines won 49 - 0. (The Stanford captain requested an end to the game with 8 minutes remaining.) The Tournament of Roses Parade began in 1890 and the football game began as a way to boost tourism in the area.
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In 1927, Orville was 25 years old when aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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