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Otis Gatlin 1937 - 1977

Otis Gatlin was born on October 23, 1937, and died at age 39 years old in February 1977. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Otis Gatlin.
Otis Gatlin
October 23, 1937
February 1977
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Otis Gatlin's History: 1937 - 1977

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  • 10/23
    1937

    Birthday

    October 23, 1937
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  • 02/dd
    1977

    Death

    February 1977
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Otis Gatlin lived 31 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 39.
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In 1937, in the year that Otis Gatlin was born, on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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In 1943, by the time he was just 6 years old, on June 20th through June 22nd, the Detroit Race Riot erupted at Belle Isle Park. The rioting spread throughout the city (made worse by false rumors of attacks on blacks and whites) and resulted in the deployment of 6,000 Federal troops. 34 people were killed, (25 of them black) - mostly by white police or National Guardsmen, 433 were wounded (75 percent of them black) and an estimated $2 million of property was destroyed. The same summer, there were riots in Beaumont, Texas and Harlem, New York.
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