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Robert Felix Brightwell 1904 - 1998

Robert Felix Brightwell was born on December 4, 1904 in Kakanui, Waitaki District County, Otago New Zealand to John George Brightwell and Elizabeth Ada Sumner Brightwell, and had siblings Richard Edmund Jerrard Brightwell, John George Bertram Brightwell, William James Brightwell, Gilbert Sydney Brightwell, Edward Albert Brightwell, David Arthur Brightwell, Charles Sampson Brightwell, Allen Leslie Brightwell, Kenneth Sumner Brightwell, and Lucretia Emma Brightwell. Robert Brightwell died at age 93 years old on January 7, 1998 in Palmerston North, Palmerston North City County, Manawatu-Wanganui.
Robert Felix Brightwell
December 4, 1904
Kakanui, Waitaki District County, Otago, New Zealand
January 7, 1998
Palmerston North, Palmerston North City County, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Robert Felix Brightwell's History: circa 1904 - circa 1998

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  • 12/4
    1904

    Birthday

    December 4, 1904
    Birthdate
    Kakanui, Waitaki District County, Otago New Zealand
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    European
  • Nationality & Locations

    New Zealand
  • Early Life & Education

    Weston School, Oamaru
  • Professional Career

    Railway Worker
  • 01/7
    1998

    Death

    January 7, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Palmerston North, Palmerston North City County, Manawatu-Wanganui New Zealand
    Death location
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Did you know?
In 1904, in the year that Robert Felix Brightwell was born, the United States acquired the Panama Canal Zone. Now an unincorporated territory of the U.S., the Canal Zone had been previously held by the French, who were constructing a canal. The U.S. took over the construction of the Panama Canal and it was finally finished in 1914, when it was opened to commercial shipping. The United States held the Canal Zone until 1979.
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In 1911, by the time he was merely 7 years old, the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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