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Ray Charles 1903 - 1981

Ray Charles of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida was born on October 26, 1903, and died at age 78 years old in December 1981.

Ray Charles

Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida 33609

October 26, 1903

December 1981

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October 26, 1903

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December 1981

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Ray Charles lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.

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In 1903, in the year that Ray Charles was born, the book The Souls of Black Folk, written by W. E. B. Du Bois, was published. Containing several essays on the African-American experience in America, much of the book was based on Du Bois' own life. The book was one of the very early works in the science of sociology.

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In 1926, at the age of 23 years old, Ray was alive when on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).

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