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Richard Francis Raftis 1917 - 1953

Richard Francis Raftis of Blackburn Australia was born in 1917 to Patrick Raftis and Josephine Obrien Raftis. He had siblings William Robert Raftis and Joseph Patrick Raftis. Richard Raftis died at age 36 years old in 1953 in Blackburn.
Richard Francis Raftis
Blackburn Australia
1917
1953
Blackburn, Australia
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Richard Francis Raftis' History: 1917 - 1953

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  • 1917

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    1917
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  • 1953

    Death

    1953
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    Cause of death
    Blackburn Australia
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    Richard Francis Raftis lived 37 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 36.
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In 1917, in the year that Richard Francis Raftis was born, it is believed that a worldwide influenza pandemic began in Asia. By 1920, it is estimated that 50 - 100 million died throughout the world (3 - 5% of the population). In the U.S. alone, 500,000 perished from what came to be called the Spanish Flu or the 1918 flu.
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In 1928, at the age of only 11 years old, Richard was alive when aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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