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Ray Berk (1902 - 1989)

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Ray Berk
1902 - 1989
Born
April 16, 1902
Death
January 30, 1989
Last Known Residence
Valencia, Los Angeles County, California 91355
Summary
Ray Berk of Valencia, Los Angeles County, California was born on April 16, 1902, and died at age 86 years old on January 30, 1989.
Updated: November 11, 2011
Biography ID: 85524412

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Ray Berk passed away at age 86 years old on January 30, 1989. Ray Berk of Valencia, Los Angeles County, California was born on April 16, 1902.

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1902 - 1989 World Events

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In 1902, in the year that Ray Berk was born, the Aswan Low Dam (the old Aswan Dam) began construction in Egypt in 1899 and was completed in 1902 - making it the largest masonry dam in the world at the time. The dam was built on the Nile River in order to conserve water and regulate flooding, allowing for population increase along the Nile.

In 1949, at the age of 47 years old, Ray was alive when comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."

In 1967, he was 65 years old when between June 5th and 10th, Israeli and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria fought what came to be called the "Six-Day War". The hostilities began when Israel launched "preemptive" strikes against Egypt, destroying nearly its entire air force. It ended with Israel occupying the Sinai Peninsula, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip and West Bank.

In 1972, at the age of 70 years old, Ray was alive when on November 7th, Richard Nixon won re-election, amidst the dawning knowledge of the Watergate scandal, by 60.7% to anti-war candidate George McGovern's 37.5%.

In 1989, in the year of Ray Berk's passing, on January 20th, George Herbert Walker Bush became the 41st President of the United States. Previously Ronald Regan's Vice President, he ran against Michael Dukakis and won the popular vote by 53.4% to 45.6%.

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