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Ralph Skillin 1886 - 1968

Ralph Skillin of River Forest, Cook County, Illinois was born on May 6, 1886, and died at age 82 years old in June 1968.
Ralph Skillin
River Forest, Cook County, Illinois 60305
May 6, 1886
June 1968
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    1886

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    May 6, 1886
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  • 06/dd
    1968

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    June 1968
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    Ralph Skillin lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1886, in the year that Ralph Skillin was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1908, at the age of 22 years old, Ralph was alive when a 7.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed 70,000 to 100,000 people in southern Italy and Sicily. The earthquake, lasting 30 to 40 seconds, occurred in the Strait of Messina which was between the region of Calabria (at the "toe" of Italy) and the island of Sicily and destruction from it occurred in a 186 mile radius. It was the most destructive earthquake ever to hit Europe.
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